Recent study: vegetables protect memory

Eating too much fruit and vegetables helps to avoid insufficient memory (shutterstock.com)

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A recent American study shows that men who eat too much fruit and vegetables are less likely to lose their memory and reason less.

The study was conducted by researchers at the Harvard School of Medicine and published their findings Friday in the journal Neurology. To achieve the results, the team monitored 27,842 men aged 26.

The researchers ranked the sample based on the amount of fruits and vegetables consumed daily, and brief and periodic tests to control their ability to think and remember.

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The researchers found that men who drank more than dark leafy vegetables, red and yellow peppers, as well as berries and orange juice were 34% less likely to lose memory and thinking than men. other. In men who drink orange juice every day, this percentage rises to 47%, compared to those who drink it once a month.

Dr. Changcheng Yuan, head of the research team, said the study provided further evidence that dietary choices were important for maintaining brain health.

"The results support the idea that eating a lot of fruits and vegetables helps to prevent the memory deficit badociated with aging," he said.

"A weak memory bodes a mild mild cognitive impairment, a pre-Alzheimer's disease."

Until now, there is no effective medicine against the disease, the most common form of dementia, and its symptoms are the continuous deterioration of the brain and thoughts of the brain and memory loss.

The disease progressively develops until the inability to do daily work and communication, and can worsen the situation to the point of causing a loss of functionality. According to the 2016 report of the Alzheimer's Association, the disease affects an estimated 47 million people worldwide and costs more than $ 818 billion to health systems. Alzheimer's disease is the fifth leading cause of death among people over the age of 65, the report says.