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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Oliver Shannon, Professor Emma Stevenson, Dr Graciela Muniz Terrera
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© 2023 The Author(s). The Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) has been associated with better brain health and reduced incidence of dementia. Few studies have compared the effects of the MedDiet in early Alzheimer's disease or compared the effects of the diet within and outside of the Mediterranean region. The Mediterranean diet adherence screener (MEDAS) and MEDAS continuous scores were calculated at the baseline visit of the European Prevention of Alzheimer's Dementia Longitudinal Cohort Study (n = 1625). The scores were included in linear regression models to test for associations with hippocampal volume, log-transformed white matter lesion volume, cerebrospinal fluid pTau18, and Aβ42. Higher MEDAS scores were associated with lower log-transformed white matter lesion volume (β: −0.07, standard error [SE]: 0.02, p < 0.001). This association was only seen in the Mediterranean region (β: −0.12, SE: 0.03, p < 0.001). In the non-Mediterranean region, higher MEDAS continuous scores were associated with lower cerebrospinal fluid Aβ42 (β: −68.30, SE: 14.32, p < 0.001). More research is needed to understand the differences in the associations seen with the MedDiet and Alzheimer's disease biomarkers in different European regions.
Author(s): Gregory S, Blennow K, Ritchie CW, Shannon OM, Stevenson EJ, Muniz-Terrera G
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Neurobiology of Aging
Year: 2023
Volume: 131
Pages: 29-38
Print publication date: 01/11/2023
Online publication date: 20/07/2023
Acceptance date: 15/07/2023
Date deposited: 12/09/2023
ISSN (print): 0197-4580
ISSN (electronic): 1558-1497
Publisher: Elsevier Inc.
URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2023.07.012
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2023.07.012
PubMed id: 37572525
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