Jul 13, 2026Cognitive Aging

Which Brain-Healthy Diet Scores Track Best With Dementia Risk?

A careful look at MIND, Mediterranean, DASH, HEI, and plant-based scores shows which patterns tracked best with cognition and Alzheimer's mortality.

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Jul 4, 2026Cognitive Aging

Mediterranean Diet and Exercise for Brain Health: What Trials Show

Can a Mediterranean diet and exercise protect the aging brain? Evidence supports cognitive health, but trials have not proved dementia prevention.

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Jun 19, 2026Frailty

Frailty, Gut Microbes, Diet, and Movement: What Helps?

Frail older adults have different gut microbes, but the best human evidence supports Mediterranean eating and exercise—not microbiome fixes.

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Jun 19, 2026Neurodegeneration

Mediterranean Diet and Dementia Risk: What Studies Show

Can a Mediterranean diet protect the brain? Cohort studies link it to lower dementia risk, but randomized trials still leave causation unproven.

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Jun 15, 2026Metabolic Aging

MASLD Metabolites: What Diet and Metabolic Risk Reveal

Can blood metabolites explain why metabolic risk worsens MASLD while Mediterranean-style eating tracks with slower progression? The evidence is early.

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Mar 29, 2026Nutrition

Pregnancy Polyphenols: What the Evidence Actually Shows

Can polyphenol-rich foods in pregnancy lower gestational diabetes risk? Evidence favors dietary patterns, not supplements or direct brain benefits for babies.

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Mar 28, 2026Nutrition

Mediterranean Diet Plus Exercise: a Small TG Synergy

A factorial randomized trial found a small, short-lived synergy between Mediterranean eating and exercise for post-meal triglycerides—but questions remain.

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Mar 27, 2026Nutrition

Mediterranean Diet, Skin AGEs, and What SAF Can Tell You

Can a Mediterranean diet lower accumulated glycation in skin? Clinical trials and SAF studies offer clues, with major limits for healthy adults.

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Mar 27, 2026Nutrition

Protein for Healthy Aging: Why Diet Quality Still Matters

Protein targets matter after 65, but a six-year cohort study suggests diet quality and resistance training shape whether those grams protect mobility.

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Mar 27, 2026Nutrition

Mediterranean Diet, Humanin, and a New Cardiac Hypothesis

A small 2026 study links Mediterranean diet adherence with Humanin and SHMOOSE. The mitochondrial mechanism is intriguing, but far from proven.

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Mar 25, 2026Nutrition

MIND Diet and Dementia: What the Best Trial Really Found

The MIND diet is linked to lower dementia risk, but a major trial found no edge over active counseling. What brain-resilience evidence means.

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Mar 22, 2026Nutrition

Mediterranean Diet, Gut Microbes, and Endocannabinoids

An isocaloric trial found Mediterranean eating shifted endocannabinoid-related blood ratios, with Akkermansia correlations—but causality remains unproven.

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