What is the MIND diet?

1 best diet for overall health according toU.S.

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Isabel Smith, R.D., CDN

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Summary

What makes the MIND diet different?

For instance, while all vegetables are permitted on the MIND diet, it places emphasis onleafy green vegetables.

The MIND Diet: Health Benefits and Sample Meal Plan

The reason for the MIND diet’s berry obsession?

Studies have shown that individuals who ate the most berries had theslowest rates of cognitive decline3.

The MIND diet recommends five servings per week of dry-roasted or unsalted nuts.

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Research suggests that one serving of fish a week mayreduce cognitive decline4.

What are the health benefits?

Many of the health benefits of the MIND diet stem from the nutrient-rich foods included in the plan.

MIND Diet approved foods

All vegetables contain healthy nutrients, butthe richer in color, the more antioxidants, according to research.

Here’s a list of approved and prohibited foods (and how much you should eat).

A note: These are theminimumservings to have a go at meet, especially for the vegetables.

MIND Diet prohibited foods

If you could include more veggies, that’s always a good idea!

Foods to avoid:

Below are the foods you should give a shot to avoid.

MIND Diet sample meal plan