India, July 11 -- A new study from the University of Hawaii Cancer Center found that people who followed the MIND diet were much less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia, even if they started eating healthier later in life.
The MIND diet is a mix of the Mediterranean and DASH diets. It includes brain-friendly foods like leafy green vegetables, berries, nuts, and olive oil.
The study looked at data from nearly 93,000 adults in the U.S. who were part of a large research project called the Multiethnic Cohort, led by the UH Cancer Center and the University of Southern California.
At the beginning of the study, participants were between 45 and 75 years old. Over time, more than 21,000 of them developed dementia. B...