Die kombinierte mediterrane und blutdrucksenkende Diät (MIND) kann die mit der Alterung des Gehirns verbundenen strukturellen Veränderungen verlangsamen, da diese Diät im Laufe der Zeit mit einem geringeren Gewebeverlust, insbesondere grauer Substanz, und einer geringeren Ventrikelvergrößerung einhergeht

>The Mediterranean–Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Diet Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay diet, or MIND for short, has previously been linked to better cognitive health, note the researchers.
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>The diet recommends the regular consumption of particular food groups: green leafy vegetables; other vegetables; berries; nuts; whole grains; fish; beans; olive oil; and poultry, plus a moderate intake of wine. And it recommends limiting intake of butter/margarine, cheese, red meat, pastries/sweets, and fried fast foods.

>cerebrospinal fluid, ventricular volumes, and white matter hyperintensities—bright spots indicative of tissue damage—were evident on the MRI scans of all the participants.
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>But higher MIND diet scores were associated with slower grey matter shrinkage/loss. Each 3 point increase was associated with slower (0.279 cm³/year) loss, equivalent to 20% less age-related decline and 2.5 years of delayed brain ageing.
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>Similarly, each 3-point increase in MIND diet score was associated with slower expansion of total ventricular volume by −0.071 cm³/year, equivalent to 8% less tissue loss and 1 year of delayed brain ageing.
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>The primary dietary contributors to the observed beneficial associations included berries, which were associated with slower increases in ventricular volumes, and poultry, also associated with slower increases in ventricular volumes and a slower decline in grey matter.
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>On the other hand, higher intake of sweets was associated with faster ventricular expansion and hippocampal atrophy, while fried fast foods were also linked to a greater decline in hippocampal volume.

[Adherence to the MIND diet and longitudinal brain structural changes over a decade: evidence from the Framingham heart study offspring cohort | Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry](https://jnnp.bmj.com/content/early/2026/03/11/jnnp-2025-336957)