Diet and Inflammation in Cognitive Ageing and Alzheimer’s Disease

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Journal Article

This article discusses the growing evidence that anti-inflammatory diets may have a protective effect related to cognitive decline in elders. Most research focuses in and around the Mediterranean Diet and the DASH Diet. The authors suggest that using neuroimaging in related studies would advance understanding of the effects of dietary modifications in the ageing brain.

Source: Current Nutrition Reports, 2019
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13668-019-0271-4

Author(s): 
Andrea M. McGrattan
Bernadette McGuinness
Michelle C. McKinley
Frank Kee
Peter Passmore
Jayne V. Woodside
Claire T. McEvoy
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