In analyses that were adjusted for demographic factors and comorbid conditions, three of the six candidate inflammatory diet proteins (OPG, CCL3, and CDCP1) related positively to SPARE-AD score (Fig. 4A-C), indicating that higher levels of each protein are associated with a greater atrophy in brain regions particularly vulnerable to AD-related neurodegeneration. Here, CDCP1 is linked to Alzheimer disease.