• Cerebrovascular disease — or vascular brain disease — which impacts the blood vessels in the brain, is the fifthTrusted Source leading cause of death in the United States.
• Health experts associate fish consumption with a lower risk of cerebrovascular disease and the accompanying decline in cognitive function.
• A recent cross-sectional study found a link between higher fish intake and lower levels of markers for vascular brain damage in healthy older adults, especially those aged 65–74 years.
• The effect of consuming fish two–three times per week on cerebrovascular disease-associated brain markers was similar in magnitude to the effect of high blood pressure, which was associated with increased vascular brain damage.

Written by Deep Shukla on November 4, 2021 — Fact checked by Jessica Beake, Ph.D.

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