Anti-Inflammatory Diet Cuts Dementia Risk 29% in Older Adults With Early Alzheimer's Markers
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Updated · Medical Dialogues · Aug 10
Anti-Inflammatory Diet Cuts Dementia Risk 29% in Older Adults With Early Alzheimer's Markers
3 articles · Updated · Medical Dialogues · Aug 10
Summary
A Swedish cohort study found older adults with elevated Alzheimer's-related biomarkers who ate a less inflammatory diet were less likely to develop dementia over an average 8.4 years.
Among participants with high p-tau217, each 1-z-score increase in anti-inflammatory diet adherence was linked to a hazard ratio of 0.71; comparable reductions were 0.79 with elevated NfL and 0.73 with elevated GFAP.
The study tracked 1,125 women and 741 men aged 60 and older in the SNAC-K cohort, with 240 cases of all-cause dementia emerging during follow-up.
Researchers said the pattern suggests diet may still modify dementia risk after early Alzheimer's pathology and neurodegeneration have already begun, supporting targeted prevention for high-risk adults.