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To the Editor: I would like to apologize to the readers and editors of JAMA for a misunderstanding of the JAMA policy for reporting financial disclosures and a resultant failure to report disclosure information in the study of the relationship between adherence to a Mediterranean diet and risk of cognitive decline for which I was a coauthor.¹

In the interest of full transparency and to avoid any potential misunderstanding, I report that I have received fees for conferences from food manufacturers Danone and Lesieur and that I indirectly benefit from a research grant from Lesieur (which contributed to funding for measurement of fatty acid levels in erythrocyte membranes performed by the ITERG [French Institute for Fats and Oils], Pessac, France).

I initially considered that these relationships were not relevant disclosures for my JAMA article because I believed that the study did not suggest any specific dietary recommendation that would result . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Pascale Barberger-Gateau, MD, PhD
pascale.barberger-gateau@isped.u-bordeaux2.fr
Research Center INSERM U897
Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux2
Bordeaux, France

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