Mediterranean-style diet full of fresh ingredients and low fat foods mentioned are very useful to prevent senility. The experts believe, a combination of nutrients found in fish, nuts, and vegetables, which usually consume a Mediterranean people can maintain the function of brain cells.
Dr.Yian Gu and colleagues from Columbia University Medical Centre in the United States observed diet 2148 the retirees who live in New York, USA. During the four-year study period, 253 elderly people suffering from Alzheimer's disease, a major cause of demenisa.
When tracked eating habits of the respondents, are known to those who frequently eat salads, beans, fish, fruit and vegetables, and rarely eat foods high in fat and red meat, are the respondents who were free of dementia.
The researchers suspect, the combination of nutrients contained in food variety is very important. Mediterranean diet is known to be rich in omega-3 and 6, vitamin E and folic acid and vitamin B12.
Surce: BBC
