Nutrition
Last Updated on Sunday, 28 February 2010 20:53
A new study found that eating a Mediterranean diet rich in healthy fats and limited in dairy and meat can prevent dementia, according to an article on CNN Feb. 8, 2010.
The study led by Dr. Nikolaos Scarmeas, a neurologist at Columbia University Medical Center, found that in addition to reducing heart conditions and other health issues, a Mediterranean diet may also help lower the risk of developing dead tissues in the brain that are linked to thinking problems such vascular dementia. Vascular dementia is the second most common form of dementia.
The researcher team found that people who ate a predominantly Mediterranean-like diet were 30 percent less likely to have areas of dead tissue in the brain, known as brain infarcts, compared to people whose diets were not at all similar to Mediterranean diet.Last Updated on Wednesday, 24 February 2010 15:06
Cranberries are an extremely healthy food that should be included in diets, suggests a recent article in WebMD.
The article says that one cup of cranberries has almost 800 antioxidants, more than almost every fruit and vegetable except blueberries. One cup of cranberries contains only 45 calories and is strong in vitamin C and fiber as well.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 24 February 2010 15:05
Allergies to cow’s milk are fairly common among adults as well as infants, but a recent article suggests goat’s milk may provide a good alternative to cow's milk.
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