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How Midlife Diet Relates to Cognitive Aging 

Healthier dietary patterns were associated with better later-life cognitive outcomes 

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    Healthy dietary patterns in midlife linked to lower SCD risk.

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    Study included over 150,000 participants.

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    DASH diet showed strongest association with cognitive health.

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    Higher vegetable and fish intake correlated with better cognitive outcomes.

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    Analysis suggests dietary interventions may help prevent cognitive decline.

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How Midlife Diet Relates to Cognitive Aging 

Healthier dietary patterns were associated with better later-life cognitive outcomes 

  • by Henry Thomas

  • February 24, 2026

  • 3 min

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