The award-winning Mediterranean diet helps prevent dementia, especially in people at highest genetic risk, according to a new study.

A study published in the journal Nature on Monday found a Mediterranean diet with plant-based foods and healthy fats lowered the risk of dementia by at least 35 percent in people with two copies of the APOE4 gene. The APOE4 gene is a major risk factor for Alzheimer’s, the most common disease that causes dementia.

A Mediterranean-style diet can significantly decrease risk of type 2 diabetes in people who are overweight or obese, a new study says. People had 31% lower odds of diabetes if they adhered to a Mediterranean diet,