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Today's Wall St Journal reported on this:
JAMA Network | JAMA Internal Medicine | Mediterranean Diet and Age-Related Cognitive Decline: *A Randomized Clinical Trial
I'm not sure how to get a link that is generally useful for the WSJ article without a subscription. But this is a link to the study it reported on:The Mediterranean diet, supplemented with a handful of nuts or a few tablespoons of olive oil a day, can counteract the effects of aging on the brain’s ability to function, a new clinical study suggests.
JAMA Network | JAMA Internal Medicine | Mediterranean Diet and Age-Related Cognitive Decline: *A Randomized Clinical Trial
FWIW, we tend towards a Mediterranean diet. In the last year, I've added nuts to my raisin bran cereal + seasonal fruits for breakfast. Really seems to stay with me in the AM. I knew there was some reason why I was loosing it slower.Objective To investigate whether a Mediterranean diet supplemented with antioxidant-rich foods influences cognitive function compared with a control diet.
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Conclusions and Relevance In an older population, a Mediterranean diet supplemented with olive oil or nuts is associated with improved cognitive function.