ArticleAge and ageing2024
The association between adherence to the EAT-Lancet diet and cognitive ageing.
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- The Health and Environmental Impacts, Safety, and Affordability of the EAT-Lancet Planetary Health Diet: A Multidisciplinary Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2026Pooled it
- Adherence to the EAT-Lancet diet and neuropsychiatric disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Psychological medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Protein Consumption and Cognitive Health in Aging: Associations with Sarcopenia and Dietary Options, a Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Association of the Planetary Health Diet with dementia risk and brain pathology.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026Article
- Health and environmental evidence, challenges, and sustainable strategies of Planetary Health Diet: A mixed-methods review.Eco-Environment & Health · 2026Review
- Modifying Role of Sustainable Diets on the Association Between Particulate Matter and Biological Aging: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study.Aging cell · 2026Article
- Nutritional adequacy of the EAT-Lancet planetary health diet: cross-sectional analyses of the United Kingdom National Diet and Nutrition Survey.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Article
- Adherence to the EAT-Lancet diet and change in cognitive functioning in older adults.European journal of nutrition · 2025Article
- The EAT-Lancet diet in relation nutrient intake among older adults: insights from the Gothenburg H70 birth cohort study.Nutrition journal · 2025Article
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- Associations between the EAT-Lancet planetary health diet and incident dementia.The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease · 2025Article
- Adherence to the planetary health diet is associated with slower cognitive decline: a prospective cohort analysis of Chinese older adults.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Article
- A comparative study of the EAT-Lancet diet and the Mediterranean diet in relation to neuroimaging biomarkers and cognitive performance.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025Article
- Adherence to the planetary health diet reduces dietary costs by 21% supporting affordable healthy eating among older adults in Iran.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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backgroundThe EAT-Lancet commission has proposed a dietary pattern that is both sustainable and healthy. However, the impact of this diet on cognition in older adults remains unexplored. Therefore, we examined the association between adherence to the EAT-Lancet diet and cognitive ageing.
methodsWe used data from a previous intervention study involving cognitively healthy community-dwelling adults aged ≥65 years. Adherence to the EAT-Lancet diet was calculated using a recently published index and a 190-item food frequency questionnaire. Global and domain-specific cognitive functioning were assessed at baseline and after 2 years using a neuropsychological test battery. Multivariate-adjusted linear regression was conducted to examine associations between EAT-Lancet diet adherence and cognitive functioning (n = 630) and 2-year change (n = 302).
resultsGreater adherence to the EAT-Lancet diet was associated with better global cognitive functioning (β per SD = 3.7 points [95% CI]: 0.04 [0.00, 0.08]) and slower rate of decline (β per SD [95% CI]: 0.05 [0.02, 0.08]). With respect to domain-specific functioning, beneficial associations were observed cross-sectionally for executive functioning (P < 0.01), and longitudinally for change in executive functioning (P < 0.01) and attention and working memory (P < 0.01). The degree of adherence to the EAT-Lancet was not associated with (changes in) information processing speed or episodic memory.
conclusionWe demonstrated that greater adherence to the EAT-Lancet diet is associated with better global cognitive functioning and slower cognitive decline among cognitively healthy older adults. Further research is needed to confirm these findings and assess the potential benefits of the EAT-Lancet diet for the ageing population in a broader context.
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