We love clinical studies – the more clinical studies the better, we just can’t get enough of them. The only problem is that we seem to spend a lot of money and time to conduct studies that just prove what we already know – eating crap is bad for you!
Healthy Diet Plays a Role in Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease
A study in the April 2010 edition of Archives of Neurology finds that consuming a diet high in fruits, vegetables, nuts and fish (basically the Mediterranean diet) appears to reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, when compared to individuals who eat a diet made up of more high-fat dairy products and red meats.
“The results of the current study indicate that higher consumption of certain foods (salad dressing, nuts, fish, tomatoes, poultry, cruciferous vegetables, fruits, dark and green leafy vegetables) and lower of others (high-fat dairy, red meat, organ meat, and butter) may be associated with a decreased risk of developing AD via a more favorable profile of nutrients (ie, lower ingestion of SFA and higher ingestion of PUFA, vitamin E, and folate). Our findings provide support for further exploration of food combination–based dietary behavior for the prevention of this important public health problem.”
- “Food Combination and Alzheimer Disease Risk”, Archives of Neurology – April 2010
Don’t Get Us Wrong – This is Excellent News and a Sound Study
Don’t get us wrong – this is a gret study – done by researchers at Columbia University. Obviously, anyone who is at risk for Alzheimer’s should seriously consider changing their diet to help reduce their risk. Our point is simply this – this study shows what most of us in the natural food world know and what our mother’s have told us for generations – eat well to feel well!
How Much More Proof Do We Need that Natural Foods are Good for Us???
While pharmaceutical companies deal with more and more of their drugs being pulled from the market for being unsafe, study after study are proving the obvious- our diet directly effects our health! You want to live longer – eat a healthy diet and avoid taking pharmaceuticals that may have unpleasant side effects… like death!
So, keep the studies coming – keep doing research on the health benefits of eating more fruits and veggies and less Big Macs – let’s see all the “shocking” results. Maybe someday soon cutting edge, on the fringe doctors will prescribe crazy experimental “drugs” like lettuce and broccoli to keep their patients healthy and feeling great.
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