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Can a Mediterranean diet prevent cognitive decline?
Tripdatabase. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), 2025-11-11
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
Current evidence suggests a potential for the Mediterranean diet to prevent cognitive decline, largely supported by observational studies, although randomized controlled trials show mixed results.
Key findings
- Current evidence suggests a potential for the Mediterranean diet to prevent cognitive decline, largely supported by observational studies, although randomized controlled trials show mixed results.
Why it matters
This review states that current evidence suggests a potential for the Mediterranean diet to prevent cognitive decline, based largely on observational studies. Randomized controlled trials show mixed results, so no firm conclusion can be drawn.
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Study details
- Evidence strengthHigh
How this study scored 33/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on journal's citation record, senior author's track record and institution's track record, so those were left out: it earned 29 of the 89 points we could judge it on, which is 33 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)) |
| Journal's citation record | — / 4 | No journal record from OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 5 / 5 | Rated “high” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 4 / 5 | 2025 — within 3 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 0 / 7 | Cited 0 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 0 / 5 | 0.0 citations a year over 3 year(s) since 2025 |
| Impact for its field and year | 0 / 6 | Cited 0.0× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 0 / 6 | No other study in this library cites it |
| Still being cited | 0 / 4 | Cited 0 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | — / 4 | Senior author's record not available — left out of this score |
| Institution's track record | — / 3 | No institution listed in OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 0 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 0 institution(s) in 0 countries — scores zero (affiliation lists can be incomplete) |
| Indexed in PubMed | 1 / 2 | Not in PubMed, but has a DOI |
| Free to read | 2 / 2 | Free to read |
| Points | 29 / 89 | Scored on 17 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 29 of the 89 points we could judge it on is 33 out of 100. |
| Total | 33 / 100 | — |
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- DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17735067
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APA 7th
Tripdatabase. (2025). Can a Mediterranean diet prevent cognitive decline? Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17735067
Vancouver
Tripdatabase. Can a Mediterranean diet prevent cognitive decline? Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 2025. doi:10.5281/zenodo.17735067.
BibTeX
@article{tripdatabase2025-19d07aa5,
author = {Tripdatabase},
title = {{Can a Mediterranean diet prevent cognitive decline?}},
journal = {Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)},
year = {2025},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.17735067},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17735067}
}
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