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Stuart G

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Tue Apr-13-10 10:20 AM
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Diet may Determine Risks for Dementia

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BBC Health.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8615456.stm

The foods we choose to eat may determine our risk of dementia, mounting evidence suggests.

Latest work in Archives of Neurology shows sticking to a diet rich in nuts, fish and vegetables significantly cuts the chance of developing Alzheimer's.

A "Mediterranean diet" containing plenty of fresh produce and less high-fat dairy and red meat has long been thought to improve general health.

Experts believe it is a combination of nutrients in foods that is important.

But they stressed that diet was not the sole cause or solution where dementia is concerned.

Dr Yian Gu and colleagues at Columbia University Medical Centre in the US studied the diets of 2,148 retirement-age adults living in New York.

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Tue Apr-13-10 10:30 AM
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1. Testing, Testing!

Diets of 2,148 retirement-age adults living in NEW YORK.

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