Fruits as a preventative strategy: exploring their role in neurodegenerative disease management

Fruits' popularity has grown due to their ability to protect against neurodegenerative illnesses and to be an important dietary component for good brain activity. This review focuses on fruits' potential for preventing such, taking into account their bioactive compounds and mode of action. It emphasizes the abundance of flavonoids, polyphenols, vitamins, and minerals found in berries, citrus, and other tropical fruits, which have been shown to reduce oxidative damage, prevent neuroinflammation, and improve synaptic plasticity. There is an extensive literature on the neuroprotective actions of compounds such as resveratrol, quercetin, and anthocyanins in neurogenesis and mitochondrial process functions. The review also mentions emerging literature with the gut-brain axis, where it underscores the way in which fruit-derived prebiotics and dietary fibers regulate gut microbiota, which in turn affects brain health. This study analyzes gaps by adopting a comprehensive approach to studying fruits' preventive power in the treatment of neurodegenerative illness. This study combines molecular biology, clinical trial, and dietary science findings to highlight the use of fruits in ordinary diets as a sustainable, natural way of promoting neuroprotection and slowing the course of NDs.