Science Pinpoints Nutrients Crucial to Brain Health [Video]

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Researchers have identified specific nutrients found in people whose brains are aging more gracefullyThe nutrients align with those found in the Mediterranean dietThis is one of the first and largest studies to look for nutrient levels in blood samples

THURSDAY, May 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Specific nutrients could play a pivotal role in the healthy aging of your brain, a new study finds.

What’s more, those nutrients correlate closely with those found in the Mediterranean diet, an eating pattern already associated with healthy brain aging, researchers report.

The identified nutrients “align with the extensive body of research in the field demonstrating the positive health effects of the Mediterranean Diet, which emphasizes foods rich in these beneficial nutrients,” said senior researcher Aron Barbey, director of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior.

For the study, researchers took blood samples and performed brain function tests and MRI scans on 100 cognitively healthy …