Turning Back Time: Study Links Key Nutrients to Slower Brain Aging

Participants whose brains aged more slowly had a nutrient profile that was similar to that of the Mediterranean diet.
Scientists have been extensively researching the brain to promote healthier aging. Although there is considerable knowledge about risk factors that speed up brain aging, there is less understanding of how to prevent cognitive decline.

There is evidence that nutrition matters, and a novel study published on May 21 in the journal Nature Aging, from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign further signals how specific nutrients may play a pivotal role in the healthy aging of the brain.