Plant-Based Dietary Patterns and Neuroimaging Biomarkers of Brain Health: A Scoping Review of Observational and Interventional Evidence

Lydia Viviana Falsitta, Aleksandra Pikula, University of Toronto, Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, University of Toronto, JS Sonshine Centre, University Health Network, Krembil Brain Institute, University Health Network

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Published online on March 19, 2026

Abstract

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Healthy dietary interventions are well established in cardiovascular disease prevention, but their effects on the brain remain underexplored. This scoping review aims to investigate how adherence to core components of a whole-food plant-based diet (WFPBD) ...