Dementia and Alzheimer's risk 'lowered' by eating one particular food group every day
dailyrecord.co.ukA person's risk of dementia can be reduced by eating leafy greens almost everyday, according to experts at the National Institute of Aging, quoting a study on diet and dementia.
In fact, the MIND diet - short for Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay - is focussed on preventing dementia and improving brain health.Dementia is the loss of important cognitive functions like thinking, memory and reasoning.
Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia. One study found that eating leafy greens, including spinach and kale, six times a week was linked to slower cognitive decline as people age, The Express reported.
Although there isn't a cure for dementia, there are ways to keep a healthy lifestyle that could help reduce your risk of developing this devastating condition.Although there are some risk factors you can't change, there are many that you can.This will not mean that you definitely do not develop the condition, but can make it less likely.MIND can also bolster the brain against decline, according to US medical centre Mayo Clinic.Indeed the National Institute of Aging says: "Many studies suggest that what we eat affects the aging brain's ability to think and remember." It notes that the MIND diet focuses on plant-based foods linked to dementia prevention and encourages leafy green vegetables, "at least six servings/week".
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