A Mediterranean
diet may lower brain damage risk. That's right, a Mediterranean-style
diet may help people avoid the small areas of brain damage that can lead to
thinking problems with age. That's what research suggests. Doctors
assessed the diets of 712 people in New York. They divided them into
three groups based on how closely they followed a Mediterranean-style
diet. That would include a high intake of vegetables, whole grains, and
fish, a low intake of saturated fat and meat, and moderate alcohol use.
Results showed that those who closely followed the diet were 36% less likely to
have small areas of brain damage on an MRI scan. Not eating a
Mediterranean diet had the same effect on the brain as having high blood
pressure. This is from an American Academy of Neurology's annual meeting
which was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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