Study: Dietary Fiber Tied to Lower Dementia Risk

Hope I can post this here; seems it belongs.

Here’s a short excerpt since a healthcare provider login is required:

“Eating a high-fiber diet, especially one rich in soluble fiber, is linked to a lower risk of incident disabling dementia, new research shows.

Investigators administered a dietary survey to 3700 healthy adults at midlife and then followed them for up to 20 years. They found that participants who consumed the most fiber had approximately a 25% lower risk of developing dementia in later life.

The concept of brain-gut interaction emerged from the idea that the central nervous system communicates bidirectionally with the gastrointestinal tract, suggesting that the gut microbiome may influence brain plasticity and cognitive function,” the authors write.

See the full article here: [https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/969760](https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/969760)