Alzheimer's Risk Lowered by Mediterranean Diet in Study

Findings from a new study show how food choices, particularly a Mediterranean Diet, reduce the risk of getting Alzheimer's disease. The results are published in the April 2006 issue of Annals of Neurology, a journal published by John Wiley & Sons and show that Americans who ate a Mediterranean diet - lots of fruits, vegetables, legumes, cereals, some fish and alcohol, and little dairy and meat - had a reduced risk for Alzheimer's disease as they aged.

Let me repeat. Alzheimer's disease may be reduced by a healthier food choices!!!

The authors report states a "Higher adherence to the Mediterranean diet was associated with significantly lower risk of developing Alzheimer's disease." For each additional point to Mediterranean diet scores (indicating increased adherence to the diet), Alzheimer's risk dropped by 9 to 10 percent compared with the subjects in the least adherent group that adhered to a Mediterranean diet the least. Subjects in the middle compliance range had 15 to 21 percent lower risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, and those in the highest group had a 39 to 40 percent lower risk, suggesting a significant response effect.

Let me repeat, the healthiet eaters had a 39 to 40 percent lower risk of getting Alzheimer's disease. Let me ask you, what category of food eaters do you want to be in?

The report concludes "That higher adherence to the Mediterranean diet is associated with a reduction in risk for Alzheimer's disease." In addition, they state the beneficial effects of the Mediterranean diet for non-neurological conditions have been previously shown to be generalized to different populations, and that the current study provided the opportunity to examine the effect of this diet for a neurological disease in a multi-ethnic community in the U.S. {end of article}.

Pretty stunning results isn't it?

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