Strong 78/100
MIND Diet — Slower cognitive decline and Alzheimer's risk reduction
In plain English
The MIND diet (a hybrid of Mediterranean and DASH, emphasising leafy greens, berries, nuts, beans, whole grains, olive oil and fish) was developed and tested at Rush University. High adherence cut Alzheimer's risk 53% over 4.5 years; even moderate adherence cut risk 35%.
Why it matters
High MIND-diet adherence → 53% lower Alzheimer's risk over 4.5 years.
Informs: Alzheimer's
Provenance
- Design
- Prospective cohort
- Sample size (n)
- 923
- Follow-up
- 4.5 years
- Peer-reviewed
- Yes
- Replications
- 2
- Funding
- Public / academic
- Funders
- US National Institute on Aging
- Institutions
- Rush University Medical Center
decades.plus score
A transparent 0–100 weighted sum across six components. Higher scores reflect bigger, cleaner, more replicated work.
Strong 78/100
Caveats
Observational. A subsequent randomised MIND trial (2023) showed a smaller cognition benefit over three years — the truth is likely between the cohort and the RCT.
