Associations of dietary patterns and longitudinal brain-volume change in Japanese community-dwelling adults : results from the national institute for longevity sciences-longitudinal study of aging

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BACKGROUND: The association of dietary patterns and longitudinal changes in brain volume has rarely been investigated in Japanese individuals. We prospectively investigated this association in middle-aged and older Japanese community-dwelling adults.

METHODS: Data with a 2-year follow-up from the sixth wave (July 2008 to July 2010; baseline) to the seventh (July 2010 to July 2012; follow-up) of the National Institute for Longevity Sciences-Longitudinal Study of Aging project were analyzed. Dietary intake was assessed using a 3-day dietary record, and longitudinal volume changes (%) in the total gray matter (TGM), total white matter, and frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal, and insular lobes were assessed using 3-dimensional T1 magnetic resonance imaging scans. Multiple factor analysis and hierarchical clustering revealed sex-specific dietary patterns. Associations between dietary patterns and annual brain-volume changes (%) were evaluated using general linear models adjusted for age, apoprotein E genotype, body mass index, medical history, lifestyle behaviors, socioeconomic factors, and energy intake.

RESULTS: Among the 1636 participants (age: 40.3-89.2 years), three dietary patterns were determined for men (n = 815; Western; Vegetable-Fruit-Dairy; and Traditional Japanese diets) and women (n = 821; Western; Grain-Vegetable-Fruit; and Traditional Japanese diets). Compared to women following the Western diet, those on the Traditional Japanese diet had less TGM atrophy. Multivariable-adjusted β (95% confidence interval) of the annual change (%) of TGM was - 0.145 (-0.287 to -0.002; P = 0.047), which correlated with reduced parietal lobe atrophy. No association between dietary pattern and brain atrophy was observed in men.

CONCLUSIONS: Adherence to healthy dietary patterns, with higher consumption of whole grains, seafood, vegetables, fruits, mushrooms, soybean products, and green tea, potentially confers a protective effect against brain atrophy in middle-aged and older Japanese women but not in men. Further research to confirm these results and ascertain the underlying mechanisms is required. This study highlights the importance of sex-specific effects on the relationship between dietary patterns and brain health in diverse populations.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

Nutrition journal - 23(2024), 1 vom: 12. März, Seite 34

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhang, Shu [VerfasserIn]
Sala, Giovanni [VerfasserIn]
Nakamura, Akinori [VerfasserIn]
Kato, Takashi [VerfasserIn]
Furuya, Kanae [VerfasserIn]
Shimokata, Hiroshi [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Xiang [VerfasserIn]
Nishita, Yukiko [VerfasserIn]
Otsuka, Rei [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Brain atrophy
Community-dweller
Dietary pattern
Japanese
Journal Article
Longitudinal study

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Date Completed 13.03.2024

Date Revised 14.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12937-024-00935-3

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369580125