Mediterranean diet appears to weaken the depression–Alzheimer’s connection

Mediterranean diet appears to weaken the depression–Alzheimer’s connection

A study of older individuals in Australia found that diet influences the relationship between depressive symptoms and Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers. In men with low adherence to the Mediterranean diet, higher levels of depressive symptoms were associated with elevated neurofilament light levels. This was not observed in men who closely followed the Mediterranean diet. The research was published in Neurobiology of Aging. Alzheimer’s disease is a…