On March 6, 2019, Neurology published research co-authored by AFAR experts Claire T. McEvoy, PhD and Kristine Yaffe, MD on the CARDIA Study, which looked at the impact of dietary patterns during adulthood on cognitive performance in midlife.
The researchers compared the impact of the Mediterranean diet, which involves mainly plant-based foods and moderate alcohol intake; a research-based diet plan that rates food groups as favorable or not; and the DASH diet, which stresses low-sodium foods.
Dr. McEvoy is a 2015 Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging scholar.
Dr. Yaffe is a 2001 Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging scholar.
Read the original research—"Dietary patterns during adulthood and cognitive performance in midlife: The CARDIA Study”--in Neurology here, and related articles in The New York Times and HealthDay here.
