Top Ten Brain Posts 2015: Mediterranean Diet and Alzheimer's

The Brain Post with the second highest pageview count for 2015 was my review of a study of the Mediterranean Diet and Alzheimer's Prevention.

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This study found a link between adherence to a Mediterranean diet with thicker brain cortical regions in the left brain hemisphere.

The regions with increased thickness are regions known to be affected in Alzheimer's disease.

We are a long way from finding a definitive way to modify diet to reduce the incidence of Alzheimer's dementia. Look for this topic to be a continued focus of significant research attention.

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