How dietary choices play a role in cognitive health of aging women
As the quest for understanding the relationship between diet and cognitive health continues, a new study sheds light on the potential benefits of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet for women. The study showed that greater adherence to the mid-life DASH diet is associated with a lower prevalence of late-life subjective cognitive complaints in women, with the strongest effects observed in those without a history of cancer.
The study, conducted as part of the New York University Women's Health Study, focused on 5116 women with a mean age of 46 in the years 1985-1991, and then assessed their SCCs from 2018 to 2020 when their mean age had reached 79 years. The results are striking.
The study suggested a clear and protective association between mid-life DASH diet adherence and late-life cognitive complaints, with a statistically significant trend.
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