One of the not-so-secret things in living a good and healthy life is eating the right food. Eating the right food would help us avoid diseases and illnesses.
Perhaps the most dangerous and most depressing diseases of all are those related to our cognitive function. After all, the brain is the body’s command center, and therefore, one should protect it, and fortify it, as best as he can. Thankfully, there are certain types of food that help us in taking care of our brain — a literal food for thought.
UTS research fellow Dr Luna Xu has studied data from 139,000 older Australians and found strong links between certain food groups, memory loss and comorbid heart disease or diabetes.
Dr Xu found high consumption of fruit and vegetables was linked to lowered odds of memory loss and its comorbid heart disease. High consumption of protein-rich foods was associated with a better memory.
Check out more details about this study over at EurekAlert.
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