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MIND Diet Efficacy

The effectiveness of the MIND diet in reducing cognitive decline and dementia risk

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Jan 20, 2026

How strong is the randomized trial evidence that the MIND diet slows cognitive decline compared with control diets?

Randomized-trial evidence that the MIND diet slows cognitive decline is limited and mixed: the largest, most rigorous 3‑year randomized trial found no significant cognitive benefit of the MIND diet ve...

Jan 18, 2026

What is the MIND diet and what evidence links it to reduced cognitive decline?

The MIND diet—short for Mediterranean‑DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay—is a hybrid eating pattern that emphasizes leafy greens, berries, whole grains, fish, beans, nuts and olive oil whil...