A "healthy" eating habit that you may stick to all your life is the root cause of your illness and even Alzheimer's!
For the sake of cardiovascular health, many people choose to be vegetarian when they get older, but what everyone doesn't know is that eating a vegetarian diet may increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease! Studies have found that there are three eating habits, and long-term adherence to them can increase the risk of dementia by up to 4 times!
Three eating habits that make the risk of dementia soar!
What are the three habits in your life that will make the risk of dementia soar?
Long-term vegetarian diet
Published in Journal of Alzheimer'In a study of diet and dementia risk in the journal S Disease, 5934 people older than 65 years were followed and followedIn 8 years of follow-up data, the researchers found that eating meat once a week increased the risk of dementia by 58% and Alzheimer's disease by 67% compared to those who ate meat four times a week!
In other words, although eating more vegetables is good for preventing Alzheimer's disease, if you eat too little meat or eat a vegetarian diet for a long time, it will also increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease! While eating more vegetables, remember to enjoy healthy protein (such as beef, chicken, fish, etc.) 4 times a week, so that you can better prevent the occurrence of Alzheimer's!
Skip breakfast
There is a habit that is even more terrible than being a vegetarian for a long time! A 6-year follow-up study of 525 people over the age of 65 from the Japanese Journal of Human Sciences of Health-Social Services found that if you regularly skip breakfast, your risk of developing Alzheimer's disease increases by 4 times!
Eating too salty
Research published in the authoritative journal Nature found that a high-salt diet can lead to cerebral endothelial dysfunction, a 25% reduction in cerebral blood flow, and lead to cognitive decline. Not only that, if mice are fed foods high in salt, they will cause tau protein accumulation in the brain, and there is a direct relationship between this protein accumulation and the development of senile dementia.
Harvard study: This food reduces the risk of dementia by 19%!
In addition to avoiding these three dietary habits that may lead to Alzheimer's on a daily basis, you can also eat more foods that reduce the risk of dementia to further prevent the occurrence of Alzheimer's disease. What foods should I eat to prevent dementia? Research from Harvard University gives the answer!
Researchers at Harvard University published a study in Neurology on 7In the study of 70,000 subjects, information such as age, BMI, blood glucose, blood lipids, and ethnicity of subjects were collected, and the frequency of consumption of different foods by subjects in the past year was counted70,000 people were followed for more than 20 years.
Over the past 20 years, researchers have found that people who consume flavonoids for 601-618mg days per day have a 19% lower risk of cognitive decline than those who consume flavonoids only for 149-153 days per day!
What foods can we use to supplement flavonoids?
Eat pepper often to prevent senile dementia
The research team also analysed the effects of various flavonoids in protecting cognitive decline, and found that flavonoids (fl**ones) found in spices, yellow or orange fruits and vegetables had the strongest protective effect and reduced the risk of cognitive decline by 38%, which is equivalent to making people's brains three to four years younger! You can choose pepper as a daily spice to protect your brain!
Blueberries, blackberries, and cherries should also be eaten regularly
The researchers also found that the anthocyanins found in blueberries, blackberries and cherries also reduced the risk of cognitive decline by 24%.
The researchers concluded that if everyone eats at least half a day of flavonoid-rich foods such as orange juice, orange, pepper, celery, grapefruit, grapefruit juice, apples and pears, they can promote brain health, and it's never too late to start, because whether you started taking flavonoids in your diet 20 years ago or only recently, you can see the effect of these nutrients to protect the brain's cognitive function!
Stir-fried vegetables with black pepper.
Ingredients: 1/2 carrot; 1 green pepper; 7 corn shoots; 1/2 onion; black pepper to taste; Soy sauce to taste; Salt to taste.
Method] Cut the carrots into cubes, put them in a pot and add water to cook for about 5-10 minutes, at this time, cut the onion into strips, cut the corn shoots in half, and cut the green pepper into strips. Heat the oil in a pan, add the onion and stir-fry until fragrant, until the onion is slightly transparent, add the corn shoots and carrots, and cook for about 2-3 minutes. Finally, add the green pepper, cover the pot for about 1 minute, sprinkle with black pepper and salt, and stir-fry evenly.
Super berry yogurt bowl.
Ingredients: Blackberry 30g; strawberries 30g; raspberry 30g; Banana 05 roots; plain Greek yogurt 200g; raspberry 30g;
Method] Wash all the berries and control the moisture, and cut the strawberries in half for later use. Pour all ingredients into a juice glass. Turn on the switch, and after about 2 minutes, the yogurt bowl is ready.