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The association between adherence to the MIND diet and stroke: a case-control study
Asma Salari-Moghaddam1, Saeedeh Nouri-Majd1, Forough Shakeri2
1Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Nutritional Neuroscience
|April 30, 2021
Summary
Adhering to the Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) diet may reduce stroke risk. This study found that greater MIND diet adherence was linked to a 59% lower chance of stroke in Iranian adults.
Area of Science:
- Nutrition Science
- Epidemiology
- Neurology
Background:
- The Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) diet combines aspects of the Mediterranean and DASH diets.
- While some diet components are linked to stroke, the association between overall MIND diet adherence and stroke risk is not well-established.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the association between adherence to the MIND diet and the odds of stroke among Iranian adults.
Main Methods:
- A case-control study involving 193 stroke patients and 195 controls at Al-Zahra Hospital, Isfahan, Iran.
- Dietary intake was assessed using a 168-item food frequency questionnaire (FFQ).
- The MIND diet score was calculated from FFQ data; stroke was confirmed by neurologists.
Main Results:
- Initially, no significant association was found between MIND diet adherence and stroke after adjusting for various risk factors.
- However, after further adjustment for Body Mass Index (BMI), higher adherence to the MIND diet was associated with a 59% reduced odds of stroke (OR: 0.41; 95% CI: 0.18-0.94).
Conclusions:
- Adherence to the MIND diet shows an inverse association with stroke odds in this Iranian adult population.
- Further research is needed to validate these findings and understand the underlying mechanisms.
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