By Priyanjana Pramanik, MSc. Reviewed by Susha Cheriyedath, M.Sc. Nov 17 2025 Scoring wine as a benefit in Mediterranean diet tools may blur important diet–cognition patterns, while reverse scoring reveals modest links with better cognitive screening scores in older adults at high risk of dementia. Study: Challenging the Wine Component in Mediterranean Diet Scores: Cognitive Outcomes in Portuguese Adults at High Risk of Dementia . Image Credit: doganyavas / Shutterstock A recent study in the