Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Red Meat and the Risk of Alzheimer

Eating too much red meat, butter and other foods with a lot of saturated fat can increase the risk of Alzheimer's. According to new research by scientists at Harvard University, USA. The study found that older women who ate foods that contain high saturated fat tend to have a worse memory than them who consume a little of saturated fat. Meanwhile, those who ate more monounsaturated fats / MUFA - commonly found in olive oil, sunflower oil, grains, nuts and avocados - tend to have better memory.



Dr. Oliva Okereke of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, affiliated with Harvard Medical School, said, "when looking at changes in cognitive function, what we found is that the amount of total fat intake does not really matter. What matter is the type of fat."

That conclusions was made by Okereke and his team after seeing the  results of a study of 6,000 women over the age of 65 years, who conducted a series of mental tests for four years and answered questionnaires about diet and lifestyle.



Okereke added, "Replacing bad fats with good fat is simple diets modification that can help prevent memory loss."

Have poor memory may be a symptom of dementia (senility) Alzheimer's in older people. Alzheimer's is a progressive degenerative disease that cause thinking disorder and memory decrease.

Research published in journal Annals of Neurology reinforce the previous research that showing a relationship between high cholesterol and higher risk of Alzheimer's, the most common form of dementia.

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