An analysis of Vanderbilt Memory and Aging Project study data found that a high-fat diet was associated with a faster reduction in temporal lobe volume in cognitively unimpaired participants. However, in individuals with mild cognitive impairment, adherence to the same type of diet was associated with a slower enlargement of the inferior lateral ventricle area of the brain. The paper was published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia.
As people age, their risk of developing dementia increases, although…