Does the DASH diet affect neurocognitive disorders?

    Last Updated: July 2, 2024

    The DASH diet is not frequently used in the treatment of neurocognitive disorders. In some studies, the DASH diet has been found to improve cognitive function in older adults,[1][2][3] but in others it had no effect.[4][5] However, the MIND diet, which is a combination of the DASH diet and the Mediterranean diet, has been shown to have some protective effects, including reducing the risk of dementia and slowing cognitive decline.[6]

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    3. ^Tangney CCDASH and Mediterranean-type Dietary Patterns to Maintain Cognitive Health.Curr Nutr Rep.(2014 Mar 1)
    4. ^Stephanie K Nishi, Nancy Babio, Carlos Gómez-Martínez, Miguel Ángel Martínez-González, Emilio Ros, Dolores Corella, Olga Castañer, J Alfredo Martínez, Ángel M Alonso-Gómez, Julia Wärnberg, Jesús Vioque, Dora Romaguera, José López-Miranda, Ramon Estruch, Francisco J Tinahones, José Lapetra, J Luís Serra-Majem, Aurora Bueno-Cavanillas, Josep A Tur, Vicente Martín Sánchez, Xavier Pintó, Miguel Delgado-Rodríguez, Pilar Matía-Martín, Josep Vidal, Clotilde Vázquez, Lidia Daimiel, Cristina Razquin, Oscar Coltell, Nerea Becerra-Tomás, Rafael De La Torre Fornell, Itziar Abete, Carolina Sorto-Sanchez, Francisco Javier Barón-López, Antonio José Signes-Pastor, Jadwiga Konieczna, Antonio Garcia-Rios, Rosa Casas, Ana Maria Gomez-Perez, José Manuel Santos-Lozano, Ana García-Arellano, Patricia Guillem-Saiz, Jiaqi Ni, Maria Trinidad Soria-Florido, M Ángeles Zulet, Jessica Vaquero-Luna, Estefanía Toledo, Montserrat Fitó, Jordi Salas-SalvadóMediterranean, DASH, and MIND Dietary Patterns and Cognitive Function: The 2-Year Longitudinal Changes in an Older Spanish CohortFront Aging Neurosci.(2021 Dec 13)
    5. ^Mansoore Saharkhiz, Zahra Khorasanchi, Samira Karbasi, Amir Masoud Jafari-Nozad, Mohsen Naseri, Mahtab Mohammadifard, Mahin Siami Ali Abad, Malaksima Ayadilord, Gordon A Ferns, Afsane BahramiThe association between adherence to a dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH) diet and neuro-psychological function in young womenBMC Nutr.(2021 Jun 9)
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