Diet May Be Key to Brain Health in Midlife

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30 October 2022

Diet May Be Key to Brain Health in Midlife

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This study included 2,183 dementia- and stroke-free participants with an average age of 46. Researchers investigated the cross-sectional association of red blood cell (RBC) Omega-3 fatty acid concentrations with MRI and cognitive markers of brain aging and found that higher Omega-3 index was associated with larger hippocampal volumes and better abstract reasoning.

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Satizabal, C. L., Himali, J. J., Beiser, A. S. Ramachandran, V., van Lent, D. M., Himali, D., Aparicio, H. J., Maillard, P., DeCarli, C. S., Harris, W., Seshadri, S. (2022). Association of Red Blood Cell Omega-3 Fatty Acids With MRI Markers and Cognitive Function in Midlife: The Framingham Heart Study. Neurology, DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000201296

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