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THE QUESTION: Memory and general thinking ability tend to diminish with age. Might the foods older people eat affect their rate of cognitive decline?
THIS STUDY analyzed diet and memory data on 3,718 people older than 65. Overall, the average score on standardized cognitive assessments dropped over a six-year period. However, the rate of cognitive change slowed by 40 percent for people who ate about three half-cup servings of vegetables daily, compared with those who ate less than a serving a day a decrease described as equivalent to being five years younger in cognitive ability. Among those who consumed more than two servings daily, the older the person, the greater the slowdown in decline. Green leafy vegetables provided the most benefit. The amount of fruit eaten had no relationship to the rate of decline.See the full content of this document
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Veggies Slow Brain Losses
WHO MAY BE AFFECTED BY THESE FINDINGS? Older people. Mild changes in memory and cognitive, or thinking, abilities are considered a natural part of growing older; more serious declines, or dementia, are not ...
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