The intricate interplay between dietary habits and cognitive function: insights from the gut-brain axis
The intricate relationship between dietary habits and cognitive function is gaining increasing attention, with a focus on the gut-brain axis as a modifiable target for intervention. This review synthesizes evidence on the impact of dietary patterns, particularly the Mediterranean diet, plant-based d...
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| description | The intricate relationship between dietary habits and cognitive function is gaining increasing attention, with a focus on the gut-brain axis as a modifiable target for intervention. This review synthesizes evidence on the impact of dietary patterns, particularly the Mediterranean diet, plant-based diets, and low-carbohydrate diets, on cognitive health. These diets, rich in antioxidants, anti-inflammatory compounds, and neuroprotective nutrients, are suggested to slow cognitive decline and reduce the risk of neurodegenerative disorders through mechanisms such as reduced inflammation and oxidative stress, and enhanced neurogenesis. The Mediterranean diet has been associated with improved cognitive performance and a delay in cognitive decline in elderly populations. However, challenges in dietary intervention implementation, including adherence and individual variability, remain. Future research must adopt a multidisciplinary approach, incorporating long-term, large-scale, multicenter randomized controlled trials to assess the enduring impacts of various dietary patterns on cognitive function, considering socioeconomic and cultural factors. This review underscores the potential of dietary interventions to prevent and mitigate cognitive impairment, ultimately aiming to improve quality of life. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1f41ee31c8ff4e8ba4cb3f1114135b412025-01-29T05:21:11ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Nutrition2296-861X2025-01-011210.3389/fnut.2025.15393551539355The intricate interplay between dietary habits and cognitive function: insights from the gut-brain axisRuyi Zhang0Ruyi Zhang1Meiya Zhang2Pengyu Wang3School of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, ChinaBasic Medical School, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, ChinaSchool of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, ChinaSchool of Pharmacy, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, ChinaThe intricate relationship between dietary habits and cognitive function is gaining increasing attention, with a focus on the gut-brain axis as a modifiable target for intervention. This review synthesizes evidence on the impact of dietary patterns, particularly the Mediterranean diet, plant-based diets, and low-carbohydrate diets, on cognitive health. These diets, rich in antioxidants, anti-inflammatory compounds, and neuroprotective nutrients, are suggested to slow cognitive decline and reduce the risk of neurodegenerative disorders through mechanisms such as reduced inflammation and oxidative stress, and enhanced neurogenesis. The Mediterranean diet has been associated with improved cognitive performance and a delay in cognitive decline in elderly populations. However, challenges in dietary intervention implementation, including adherence and individual variability, remain. Future research must adopt a multidisciplinary approach, incorporating long-term, large-scale, multicenter randomized controlled trials to assess the enduring impacts of various dietary patterns on cognitive function, considering socioeconomic and cultural factors. This review underscores the potential of dietary interventions to prevent and mitigate cognitive impairment, ultimately aiming to improve quality of life.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2025.1539355/fullcognitive functiongut-brain axisMediterranean dietplant-based dietlow-carbohydrate dietneuroprotective nutrients |
| spellingShingle | Ruyi Zhang Ruyi Zhang Meiya Zhang Pengyu Wang The intricate interplay between dietary habits and cognitive function: insights from the gut-brain axis Frontiers in Nutrition cognitive function gut-brain axis Mediterranean diet plant-based diet low-carbohydrate diet neuroprotective nutrients |
| title | The intricate interplay between dietary habits and cognitive function: insights from the gut-brain axis |
| title_full | The intricate interplay between dietary habits and cognitive function: insights from the gut-brain axis |
| title_fullStr | The intricate interplay between dietary habits and cognitive function: insights from the gut-brain axis |
| title_full_unstemmed | The intricate interplay between dietary habits and cognitive function: insights from the gut-brain axis |
| title_short | The intricate interplay between dietary habits and cognitive function: insights from the gut-brain axis |
| title_sort | intricate interplay between dietary habits and cognitive function insights from the gut brain axis |
| topic | cognitive function gut-brain axis Mediterranean diet plant-based diet low-carbohydrate diet neuroprotective nutrients |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2025.1539355/full |
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