Diet, Microbiota and Memory: How What We Eat Affects Memory and Cognitive Processes and Whether Diet Can Help Prevent the Onset of Dementia

Figure 1. Summary of conclusions from the interventional research.Summary of conclusions from the interventional research.Sucharska et al. · CC BY

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Abstract

This paper was written in response to the growing interest in the influence of the gut-brain axis on the development of dementia and cognitive disorders. The main aim was to review and summarise the latest findings in this area.

High-fat diet
Lifestyle intervention
Mediterranean diet
Dementia
Alzheimer's disease
Humans

The paper

Milena Sucharska, Karolina Gardaś, Karolina Hernik,

Artur Brudek, Jan Pawłasek, Hubert Piwar, Monika Lis, Mateusz Sucharski, Stanisław Kisiel, Patryk Cierpiał, Paweł Mikołajczak, Magdalena Puziuk, Katarzyna Kupczyk,

Zofia Jędra

Warsaw University of Technology · Professor W. Orłowski Independent Public Clinical Hospital

Cureus · 28 Aug 2026 · CC BY

doi.org/10.7759/cureus.115384 PubMed 42808071

Diet, Microbiota and Memory: How What We Eat Affects Memory and Cognitive Processes and Whether Diet Can Help Prevent the Onset of Dementia

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Diet, Microbiota and Memory: How What We Eat Affects Memory and Cognitive Processes and Whether Diet Can Help Prevent the Onset of Dementia

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