READ MORE: Mum lost 200lb after being 'too fat' to ride emergency helicopterAvocado on wholegrain toast isn't just a menu staple at trendy brunch spots — it could also be part of a Alzheimer’s and dementia busting diet.
They found only seven per cent of people eating these kinds of diets early on in life recorded low cognitive ability, which can be a precursor to dementia, over the course of the study. Scientists based their findings on a long running British study that started in 1946 which tracked the diet and health of 3,059 Brits from the age of four to 75.
Researcher Kelly Cara, an expert in nutrition from Tufts University in Boston, said: 'These initial findings generally support current public health guidance that it is important to establish healthy dietary patterns early in life in order to support and maintain health throughout life.' 'Adjusting one’s dietary intake at any age to incorporate more of these foods and to align more closely with current dietary recommendations is likely to improve our health in many ways, including our cognitive health.'
The Alzheimer's Society reports there are more than 900,000 people living with dementia in the UK today. This is projected to rise to 1.6 million by 2040. These advise that adults, in general to eat at least two-and-a-half cups of vegetables, two cups of fruit, 170g of grains, about 155g of leaner or vegetable-based proteins like beans and 27g of oils each day.
Adults are also encouraged to consume less than 6g of salt and 20g of saturated fat for women or 30g for men each day.
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