The study shows that by eating more plant-based food such as berries and green leafy vegetables, one can slow down heart failure and ultimately lower your risk of cognitive decline and dementia.
ANI: During a recent study, researchers from the Boston University School of Medicine found that by eating more plant-based food such as berries and green leafy vegetables, while limiting consumption of foods high in saturated fat and animal products, one can slow down heart failure (HF) and ultimately lower your risk of cognitive decline and dementia… However, whether a dietary pattern that emphasizes foods thought to promote the maintenance of neuro-cognitive health also mitigates changes in cardiac structure and function has been unclear until now…
The researchers evaluated the dietary and echocardiographic data of 2,512 participants of the Framingham Heart Study (Offspring Cohort), compared their MIND diet score to measures of cardiac structure and function and observed that a dietary pattern that emphasizes foods thought to promote the maintenance of neuro-cognitive health also mitigates cardiac remodeling…
The researchers found the Mediterranean (MIND) diet, which emphasizes the consumption of berries and green leafy vegetables while limiting intakes of foods high in saturated fat and animal products, positively benefited the hearts’ left ventricular function which is responsible for pumping oxygenated blood throughout the body… According to the researchers, previous studies have highlighted the importance of diet as a modifiable risk factor for cognitive decline and dementia.
“Our findings highlight the importance of adherence to the MIND diet for better cardiovascular health and further reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease in the community,” explained corresponding author Vanessa Xanthakis, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Biostatistics at BUSM and an Investigator for the Framingham Heart Study. SOURCE…
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