Cibo spazzatura e demenza....

Mangiare cibo spazzatura aumenta il rischio di demenza, mangiare sano protegge contro la demenza. E' quanto emerge da uno studio che ha seguito migliaia di pazienti per più di dieci anni. Chi si ciba dei cosiddetti cibi ultraprocessati è fortemente più a rischio di chi "esagera" con frutta e verdura. Attenzione a bottigliette o lattine di più o meno famose bevande zuccherate, barrette dolci, patatine, cibi confezionati, come gelati, caramelle, cereali zuccherati, hamburger, pizzette, hotdog...
Studio pubblicato on line su Neurology, 22 maggio 24.

Observations from a large cohort of adults followed for more than 10 years suggested that eating more ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) may increase the risk for cognitive decline and stroke, while eating more unprocessed or minimally processed foods may lower the risk.
"The first key takeaway is that the type of food that we eat matters for brain health, but it's equally important to think about how it's made and handled when thinking about brain health," study investigator W. Taylor Kimberly, MD, PhD, with Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, told Medscape Medical News.

"The second is that it's not just all a bad news story because while increased consumption of ultra-processed foods is associated with a higher risk of cognitive impairment and stroke, unprocessed foods appear to be protective," Kimberly added.
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The study was published online on May 22 in Neurology.