Those with diets high in several vitamins or in omega-3 fatty acids are less likely to experience the brain shrinkage associated with Alzheimer’s disease than people whose diets are not high in those nutrients, according to a new study published in the Dec. 28, 2011, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Those with diets high in omega-3 fatty acids as well as vitamins C, D and E, plus the B vitamins, also scored higher on mental thinking tests than people with diets low in those nutrients. Omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin D are found primarily in fish. The B vitamins and antioxidants C and E are found primarily in fruits and vegetables. For more information, click here to read the full release.