While there is no way to halt brain aging or cure dementia, your dinner plate might hold the key to keeping your mind sharp well into your golden years.
A recent study suggests that specific nutrients abundant in the Mediterranean diet could be nature’s own anti-aging elixir for the brain, offering a potential new way, aside from medication, to combat age-related cognitive decline.
Nutrient Profile Linked to Slower Brain Aging
Published in npj Aging in May, the study combined advanced neuroscience and nutritional science techniques to pinpoint nutrient biomarkers associated with healthy brain aging.
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George Citroner reports on health and medicine, covering topics that include cancer, infectious diseases, and neurodegenerative conditions. He was awarded the Media Orthopaedic Reporting Excellence (MORE) award in 2020 for a story on osteoporosis risk in men.
