The Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay diet, or more commonly, the MIND diet, combines portions of the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet and the Mediterranean diet.[1] Both the DASH diet and the Mediterranean diet have been shown to improve cognition.[2] A team at Rush University Medical Center, including Martha Clare Morris (a nutritional epidemiologist), worked to create the MIND diet.[3]
Like the DASH and Mediterranean diets, the MIND diet emphasizes the intake of fresh fruit, vegetables, and legumes.[4] The MIND diet may be more effective at reducing cognitive decline than either the Mediterranean or the DASH diet alone, although a cause and effect relationship has not been determined.[3][5]
- ^ "MIND Diet: What To Know". U.S. News & World Report. January 6, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- ^ Morris MC (2016). "Nutrition and risk of dementia: overview and methodological issues". Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 1367 (1): 31–7. Bibcode:2016NYASA1367...31M. doi:10.1111/nyas.13047. PMC 4849169. PMID 27116239.
- ^ a b Morris, Martha Clare; Tangney, Christy C.; Wang, Yamin; Sacks, Frank M.; Barnes, Lisa L.; Bennett, David A.; Aggarwal, Neelum T. (2015). "MIND diet slows cognitive decline with aging". Alzheimer's & Dementia. 11 (9): 1015–1022. doi:10.1016/j.jalz.2015.04.011. PMC 4581900. PMID 26086182.
- ^ Marcason, Wendy (2015). "What Are the Components to the MIND Diet?". Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 115 (10): 1744. doi:10.1016/j.jand.2015.08.002. PMID 26407649.
- ^ Morris, Martha Clare; Tangney, Christy C.; Wang, Yamin; Sacks, Frank M.; Bennett, David A.; Aggarwal, Neelum T. (2015). "MIND diet associated with reduced incidence of Alzheimer's disease". Alzheimer's & Dementia. 11 (9): 1007–1014. doi:10.1016/j.jalz.2014.11.009. PMC 4532650. PMID 25681666.