Mediterranean diet can slow memory decline and reduce dementia risk

When it comes to memory loss and dementia, your genes play a powerful role. But as new research shows, what you eat—and how your body processes that food—can make a surprising difference, even for ... Read More

What Happens to Your Brain When You Follow the Mediterranean Diet

Reviewed by Dietitian Maria Laura Haddad-Garcia So what exactly happens to your brain when you follow the Mediterranean diet? Promising research shows that the Mediterranean diet may boost brain ... Read More

Mediterranean diet lowers dementia risk by altering key metabolites

A long-running study shows how genes, diet, and metabolism interact to shape dementia risk, with the Mediterranean diet offering protective pathways for those most vulnerable. In a recent study ... Read More

Can a Mediterranean Diet Offset Genetic Alzheimer’s Risk?

The Mediterranean diet is linked to reduced Alzheimer’s risk, particularly in individuals with the highest risk for the disease. Read More

This Special Diet May Slow Brain Aging, Harvard Study Reveals

The green-Mediterranean diet may protect against brain aging by reducing protein markers linked to cognitive decline. Adopting a green-Mediterranean diet, which incorporates green tea and the aquatic ... Read More

Mediterranean diet may slow cognitive decline in those at high genetic risk

Share on Pinterest New research indicates that the Mediterranean diet may have protective properties against dementia and cognitive decline. valbar STUDIO/Stocksy Previous studies have identified ... Read More

Does Mediterranean diet reduce the risk of dementia?

The food that people choose could have a powerful impact on the risk of developing dementia. That’s according to a new study that found following a Mediterranean diet reduces the risk of Alzheimer’s — ... Read More

Mediterranean Diet May Ward Off Alzheimer’s Despite High-Risk Genes

Carriers of the APOE4 gene, a major risk factor for Alzheimer’s, might significantly lower their risk by following a Mediterranean diet. Read More

Mediterranean-style diet may reduce dementia risk in individuals with high genetic risk

A new study led by investigators from Mass General Brigham, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard suggests that a Mediterranean-style diet may help ... Read More

Mediterranean diet may offset genetic risk of Alzheimer's

A new study led by investigators from Mass General Brigham, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard suggests that a Mediterranean-style diet may help ... Read More

Mediterranean diet may slow cognitive decline in those at high genetic risk

Previous studies have identified specific genetic variants that may increase a person’s risk for Alzheimer’s disease, such as the APOE4 variant. A new study found that following a Mediterranean diet ... Read More