{"id":50816,"date":"2026-04-14T21:38:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T21:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=50816"},"modified":"2026-04-14T21:38:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T21:38:37","slug":"plant-based-diets-can-raise-or-lower-dementia-risk-depending-on-key-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=50816","title":{"rendered":"Plant-based diets can raise or lower dementia risk depending on key choice"},"content":{"rendered":"


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We\u2019ve long been told that vegetarianism can improve heart health<\/a>, nutrient intake and digestion while lowering the risk of chronic disease and certain cancers \u2014 but some plant-based diets may do more harm than good.<\/p>\n

Case in point: A new study<\/a> in the scientific journal Neurology finds that high-quality, vitamin-rich plant-based diets go a long way in warding off Alzheimer\u2019s disease and related dementias.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But low-quality plant-based diets, heavily reliant on refined carbs and sugars, were hardly neutral for brain health \u2014\u00a0instead, they actively increased a person\u2019s risk of cognitive disease by 6%.<\/p>\n