Mediterranean diet found to be good for brain health. The Mediterranean diet has been found to have a variety of health benefits including lower blood pressure and rates of heart disease. But new research has found it may also help your brain. “The study involved 447 cognitively healthy participants, 55 to 80 years of age. Two groups followed the Mediterranean diet and added either 30 grams of mixed nuts (walnuts, hazelnuts and almonds) a day, or five tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil a day. The third group, acting as a control, was advised to follow a low-fat diet. Most subjects were followed for just over four years. The results showed that, compared with the control group, memory function remained stronger in the Mediterranean diet plus nuts group, while frontal (attention and executive function) and global cognition benefited in the Mediterranean diet plus olive oil group. The changes observed in cognition were small and showed that oils and nuts helped slow decline rather than actually prevent it.” The researchers think anti-inflammatory agents like antioxidants present in nuts and plant oils may be helping to block damaging processes that normally lead to brain decline. The results point to the need for variety in a healthy diet.

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