Eating lots of green vegetables helps prevent dementia in old age

According to a study published in the journal Neurology on December 20, every day can prevent dementia in old age, while helping rejuvenate the brain.

American scientists conducted research for nearly five years for 960 volunteers of an average age of 81, collecting information about the diets of these people, including kale and lettuce. Once a year, they undergo thinking and memory tests.

Results showed that all study participants did not suffer from dementia. The collected information provides additional evidence of astonishing link between the diet and aging phenomenon, whereby the group ate green vegetables more than the group that did not eat vegetables on average about 11 years old.

Planting green vegetables in greenhouses in Gansu province, China on November 30.(Source: THX / TTXVN).

According to the study, those who ate the most green vegetables about 1.3 servings a day, the lowest level was 0.1 servings / day. This serving is calculated by half a cup of cooked vegetables. Through thinking and memory tests, it was found that those who ate at least a portion of green vegetables a day had a slower rate of memory loss than those who ate little or almost no green vegetables.

The results do not change after scientists have taken into account many other factors such as smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes, education, intellectual training and physical activity.

With these new findings, a researcher at the University of Exeter in the UK says that people who apply a Mediterranean diet with lots of vegetables and less red meat can limit the risk of dementia.

Meanwhile, the author of the study of Martha Clare Morris of the University of Rush Medicine in Chicago (USA) said adding green vegetables to the daily diet may be a simple way to improve your child's brain. people.

In another study published in the European Journal of Respiratory on December 21, scientists discovered the new effect of eating tomatoes every day on human lungs.

Through analysis of the data obtained from a participatory health survey of 680 people in Germany, England and Norway in 2002, as well as taking into account age, height, weight, gender ., the team found that adults who ate more than two tomatoes a day had a slower rate of lung function. This is especially beneficial for people who have ever smoked.

The results of the study also show that the application of a daily diet of fruits, especially apples, may help restore lung damage to people who have stopped smoking, while contributing to slowing down. natural aging process.