Exercise and Mediterranean diet may lower Alzheimer's risk
Date published:
Wednesday, August 12, 2009News source:
Alzheimer’s Research TrustRegion:
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American scientists have found that regular exercise and eating a Mediterranean diet – of low saturated fats and plenty of fruit and vegetables – is associated with a lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
The study, which investigated dietary and lifestyle factors and cognitive impairment on 1,880 elderly people in Manhattan, is published in the Journal of the American Medical Association
Harriet Millward, Deputy Chief Executive of the Alzheimer’s Research Trust said:
“Diet almost certainly plays a part in every person’s Alzheimer’s risk. Diet and lifestyle factors remain a magnet for research because they could offer relatively inexpensive ways to fight a disease that ruins countless lives. By taking regular exercise, and eating a healthy diet with low saturated fat and lots of fruit and vegetables, we may help reduce our risk of developing dementia as well as reaping numerous other benefits from living a healthy lifestyle.
“700,000 people in the UK have dementia, a number forecast to double by 2030. Much more research is needed if we are to minimise dementia risk for everyone, as well as develop new treatments that are desperately needed now.”
Harriet Millward, Deputy Chief Executive of the Alzheimer’s Research Trust said:
“Diet almost certainly plays a part in every person’s Alzheimer’s risk. Diet and lifestyle factors remain a magnet for research because they could offer relatively inexpensive ways to fight a disease that ruins countless lives. By taking regular exercise, and eating a healthy diet with low saturated fat and lots of fruit and vegetables, we may help reduce our risk of developing dementia as well as reaping numerous other benefits from living a healthy lifestyle.
“700,000 people in the UK have dementia, a number forecast to double by 2030. Much more research is needed if we are to minimise dementia risk for everyone, as well as develop new treatments that are desperately needed now.”
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