New Delhi, March 17 -- In today's fast-paced world, where diet trends come and go, one truth remains consistent: what you eat in midlife and how you maintain your body composition can significantly impact your brain health later in life. A groundbreaking research from Oxford University, University College London, and other leading institutions across Europe reveals that diet quality and waist-to-hip ratio during midlife are closely linked to brain connectivity and cognitive performance in older age.

The study, published in JAMA Network Open, analyzed data from the Whitehall II Study, a longitudinal cohort that has tracked British civil service workers since 1985. With over 10,000 participants, this extensive research examined how dietary...