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Apr 23

Dementia warning: Certain foods that form the basis of your diet may increase your risk – Express

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Dementia is believed to have a number of risk factors, the biggest being age. While some risk factors are genetic and cannot be changed, others, including lifestyle choices, can. Researchers in France have found different combinations of food that form the basis of a persons diet may be associated with the risk of dementia.

The diet found to hold the most risk was one high in processed meats and snack foods.

The research, published online in the scientific journal Neurology, also found more diversity in diet, and greater inclusion of a variety of healthy foods, is related to less dementia.

Dr Sara Imarisio, Head of Research at Alzheimers Research UK, commented on the study: Currently dementia is a terminal illness and once a disease like Alzheimers [a type of dementia] gets underway in the brain there are no treatments that can stop the condition from progressing.

Understanding the different factors that affect our dementia risk is vital for finding new ways to reduce the number of people who develop the condition in the future.

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This study adds to existing evidence about the importance of a varied diet that is low in processed meat and dairy but rich in fresh fruit and vegetables, cereals, beans, nuts, fish and healthy fats like olive oil.

But Dr Imarisio did note: We should treat these results with caution, as the study relied on participants accurately filling out a survey, rather than having their food intake monitored.

Further research is needed to understand whether a healthy diet might affect dementia risk in combination with other aspects of healthy living or for particular people with an increased risk of dementia.

While a balanced diet is one way we can help to maintain a healthy brain, the best current evidence points to a number of other lifestyle factors that can also play a role.

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Other lifestyle factors that can play a role in reducing a persons dementia risk is not smoking, staying mentally and physically active, drinking within the recommended guidelines and keeping blood pressure and cholesterol in check.

The study asked more than 600 older people in France what foods they ate, then followed them for five years during regularly medical checkups.

At the end of this duration, 209 participants had developed dementia.

When researchers looked at their diets, there isnt much difference in individual foods choices, but there was a significant different on how those with dementia had grouped their foods.

The people who developed dementia were more likely to combine highly processed meats such as sausages cured meats and pates with starchy foods like potatoes, alcohol and snacks like cookies and cakes.

People with no signs of cognitive decline tended to group foods into smaller, more diverse food networks.

Those choices typically included healthier foods, such as seafood, fruits and vegetables.

Dementia UK lists four ways to reduce your risk of dementia.

These include:

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