GOOD NEWS comes to us via Medscape, summarizing a “first in the world” study that investigated the relationship between a healthy diet as early as in midlife, and the risk of developing dementia in later life.
Researchers used a diet index based on the consumption of a variety of foods generally considered healthy, such as fruits, vegetables, fish, and unsaturated fats from milk products. Unhealthy foods included eggs, sweets, sugary drinks, salty food, sausages and highly saturated fats from milk products and spreads. The results showed that those who ate the healthiest diets at the average of 50 had an almost 90% lower risk for dementia in a 14-year follow-up study, compared with those whose diets were least healthy.
And, for those of us who love our coffee, more good news! The study found that consuming 3-5 cups of coffee daily reduced the risk for dementia compared with consuming less or more.
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