Hi, and Happy Valentine's Day!
I want to share an important study on eating patterns and risk of dementia in a moment.
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How People Combine Foods Key to High or Low Dementia Risk
Next up, an important study published in the medical journal
Neurology followed older adults' eating habits over a five year period and found that:
> The food groups commonly eaten between people who got dementia versus those who did not get dementia
differed substantially
> Processed meats such as sausages and deli meats were at the "hub" of the food groups in the diets of people who developed dementia, and these people were more likely to frequently combine those meats with starchy foods like potatoes, cookies and cakes, and alcohol.
> Those least likely to get dementia have a lot of
diversity of healthy foods in their diet, such as a range of fruits, vegetables, seeds, and so forth.
This is an important distinction from other research that shows how foods are routinely
combined can seriously raise (or lower) dementia risk.
According to study author Cécilia Samieri, PhD, of the University of Bordeaux in France:
"This may suggest that frequency with which processed meat is combined with other unhealthy foods, rather than average quantity, may be important for dementia risk. For example, people with dementia were more likely, when they ate processed meat, to accompany it with potatoes and people without dementia were more likely to accompany meat with more diverse foods, including fruit and vegetables and seafood."
If you are a healthy eater or want to be, in other words, the bottom line seems to be:
1) Don't worry if you periodically "fall of the horse" and eat unhealthy foods. Do remain aware, though, that those who do eat unhealthy foods such as processed meats tend to combine that with other unhealthy foods in their dietary patterns, and this presents the high risk for dementia and more.
If and when you fall off that healthy-eating horse, it's okay, it happens... and the good news is that horse is always there waiting, so just try your best to get back on.
2)
Don't get "caught in the rut" of eating just a few types of the same healthy foods over and over. Variety is key.
Alright, then,
head here to make sure you're signed up for the free Gut / Brain Solution that starts
TOMORROW, February 15.
Enjoy the important learning, enjoy your Valentine's Day, and I will talk to you soon.
To Living Long and Living Well,