What to eat to reduce the risk of dementia: research results
Dementia in old age is primarily not scary for those for whom the word “diet” is associated not only with problems of excess weight.
Scientists have found out what foods should be included in the diet to avoid problems with brain function.
Researchers from the Karolinska Institutet were involved in the study of this topic, the publication Vechernyaya Moskva reports with reference to JAMA Network Open.
Scientists have concluded that diet can reduce the risk of inflammation, and with it the development of dementia.
To do this, you need to eat more vegetables, fruits and whole grains. The research was conducted over 12 years.
It was found that volunteers who followed an anti-inflammatory diet had a 21% lower risk of developing dementia.
The maximum effect of the diet was observed in patients with heart disease, vascular disease and diabetes.
In this group, the likelihood of developing dementia was reduced by 31%.
MRI scans of the brains of those on the anti-inflammatory diet also revealed greater volumes of grey matter.
There is an opinion that plant foods can counteract chronic inflammation and slow down brain damage.
