Anti-inflammatory diet linked to lower dementia risk even in high-risk older adults

 Your doctor can't guarantee this will prevent dementia since nothing here is SPECIFIC! So don't let your doctor over hype this as the solution. 

Your risk of dementia, has your doctor told you of this?  Your doctor is responsible for preventing this! Is s/he willing to prevent this?

1. A documented 33% dementia chance post-stroke from an Australian study?   May 2012.

2. Then this study came out and seems to have a range from 17-66%. December 2013.`    

3. A 20% chance in this research.   July 2013.

4. Dementia Risk Doubled in Patients Following Stroke September 2018 

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Anti-inflammatory diet linked to lower dementia risk even in high-risk older adults

In a population-based cohort of 1,865 older adults followed for a mean of 8.4 years, greater adherence to a dietary pattern with lower inflammatory potential was associated with significantly lower dementia risk among individuals with elevated Alzheimer disease (AD) and neurodegeneration biomarkers, including phosphorylated tau at threonine 217 (p-tau217), neurofilament light chain (Nfl), and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP).

The findings, published in JAMA Network Open, suggest that anti-inflammatory dietary habits may help reduce dementia risk even in people with underlying AD-related pathology.

“To our knowledge, this study is the first to show that diet quality may modify the relationship between AD pathology or broader neurobiological and dementia risks… healthy dietary patterns may delay dementia onset, including AD-related dementia, and prolong a dementia-free life even in individuals with possible underlying AD pathology.” wrote Anja Mrhar, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden, and colleagues. “This distinction is notable, as it is well known that the presence of AD pathology increases dementia risk but does not inevitably lead to its clinical manifestation.”

For the study, the researchers analysed data from 1,865 dementia-free adults aged ≥60 years enrolled in the Swedish National Study on Aging and Care. Participants were followed for up to 15.9 years, with dietary adherence assessed repeatedly over 6 years using 3 dietary patterns: the Alternate Mediterranean Diet (AMED), the Alternative Healthy Eating Index (AHEI), and a reversed Empirical Dietary Inflammatory Index (rEDII). Baseline blood levels of AD and neurodegeneration biomarkers were measured, and investigators examined how diet quality influenced subsequent dementia risk across different biomarker levels.

During follow-up, 240 participants developed dementia. Higher adherence to the anti-inflammatory rEDII dietary pattern was associated with significantly lower dementia risk among individuals with elevated biomarker levels, reducing risk by 21% to 29% depending on the biomarker assessed. In contrast, the protective associations of the Mediterranean-style and healthy eating diets were generally observed only among participants with lower biomarker levels. Similar results were seen for AD-related dementia, suggesting that reducing dietary inflammation may be particularly beneficial for people already showing biological signs of AD disease and neurodegeneration.

“These results reinforce the importance of dietary interventions for dementia, not only for the general population but also for individuals already at elevated disease risk, and support the development of precision public health strategies and personalised dietary recommendations in clinical practice,” the authors concluded. “Future studies should confirm these associations in more diverse populations and identify the specific foods and nutrients driving the observed benefits.”

Reference: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2850780