{"id":123238,"date":"2024-11-07T22:51:47","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T15:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=123238"},"modified":"2024-11-07T22:51:47","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T15:51:47","slug":"researchers-discover-new-green-mediterranean-plan-can-slash-risk-of-dementia-and-slow-brain-ageing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=123238","title":{"rendered":"Researchers discover new &#8216;Green Mediterranean&#8217; plan can slash risk of dementia and &#8216;slow brain ageing&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The\u00a0Mediterranean diet is hailed<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0by doctors and scientists for its menu of fruit, vegetables and wholegrains that has been shown to keep you sharp in old age.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">But now, scientists say a slightly tweaked version\u00a0<\/span>\u2014 packed with green tea, walnuts and a green smoothie \u2014 could even more effective in helping to slow brain ageing and slash the risk of dementia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/israel\/index.html\" id=\"mol-60e5ccb0-9c59-11ef-a7a0-f96cfb506746\" class=\"class\" rel=\"noopener\">Israeli<\/a> researchers, who recruited more than 250 obese people to follow the diet, found it was effective in reducing high blood sugar levels and getting metabolism under control.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">This, they discovered, offered\u00a0&#8216;neuroprotective benefits&#8217; and improved telltale signs of brain ageing on brain scans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The findings show that maintaining a healthy weight and eating less processed foods\u00a0&#8216;may play a major role&#8217; in reducing neurodegeneration, the researchers said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Mediterranean diet \u2014 high in healthy fats, proteins and wholegrains \u2014 has become extremely popular in recent years with a wealth of studies touting its benefits for longevity, reducing frailty and warding off <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/cancer\/index.html\" id=\"mol-8be9e4e0-9c46-11ef-a7a0-f96cfb506746\" rel=\"noopener\">cancer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The diet involves largely shunning dairy, red meat and <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/alcohol\/index.html\" id=\"mol-8be7e910-9c46-11ef-a7a0-f96cfb506746\" class=\"class\" rel=\"noopener\">alcohol<\/a>, while tucking into fruit, vegetables, wholegrains, olive oil, oily fish, nuts, seeds and pulses.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Researchers at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev recruited 284 volunteers, who were mostly men and aged 51, on average.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2c0c8a23980b65cd\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/11\/06\/17\/71686731-14048933-Scientists_say_a_slightly_tweaked_version_packed_with_green_tea_-a-71_1730913605946.jpg\" height=\"460\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Scientists say a slightly tweaked version \u00bf packed with green tea, walnuts and a green smoothie \u00bf could even more effective in helping to slow brain ageing and slash the risk of dementia\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> <noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2c0c8a23980b65cd\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/11\/06\/17\/71686731-14048933-Scientists_say_a_slightly_tweaked_version_packed_with_green_tea_-a-71_1730913605946.jpg\" height=\"460\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Scientists say a slightly tweaked version \u00bf packed with green tea, walnuts and a green smoothie \u00bf could even more effective in helping to slow brain ageing and slash the risk of dementia\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Scientists say a slightly tweaked version \u2014 packed with green tea, walnuts and a green smoothie \u2014 could even more effective in helping to slow brain ageing and slash the risk of dementia\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-49132bfe83dc5515\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/11\/06\/17\/75631113-14048933-Alzheimer_s_disease_is_the_most_common_cause_of_dementia_The_dis-a-72_1730913605949.jpg\" height=\"384\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia. The disease can cause anxiety, confusion and short-term memory loss\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> <noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-49132bfe83dc5515\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/11\/06\/17\/75631113-14048933-Alzheimer_s_disease_is_the_most_common_cause_of_dementia_The_dis-a-72_1730913605949.jpg\" height=\"384\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia. The disease can cause anxiety, confusion and short-term memory loss\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Alzheimer&#8217;s disease is the most common cause of dementia. The disease can cause anxiety, confusion and short-term memory loss<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">They were asked to follow a &#8216;green&#8217; Mediterranean diet for 18 months, which involved consuming 28g of walnuts daily, three to four cups of green tea and a green shake made with globosa \u2014 a plant extract.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Women were asked to consume no more than 1,200 to 1,400 calories a day, while men stuck to between 1,500 and 1,800 calories per day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">MRI brain scans were completed at the start and end of the trial to calculate &#8216;brain age&#8217;\u00a0\u2014 how old the brain appears on scans, regardless of biological age.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">During the study, all participants received a free gym membership and educational sessions encouraging moderate-intensity physical activity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Measurements were also taken of participants body weight, blood pressure and lipid levels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">They found\u00a0those following the &#8216;green&#8217; Mediterranean diet were most likely to see an improvement in their blood sugar levels (58.33 per cent).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The figure stood at 31.62 per cent among those on the Mediterranean diet and 28.57 per cent in the control group, suggesting those in the &#8216;green&#8217; group were less likely to develop metabolic conditions like type 2 diabetes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Writing in <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"class\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0002916524007457\">The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition<\/a>, the researchers also said people following the green diet &#8216;<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">also had the most important improvements in the brain aging metrics&#8217;.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-3500a3b1619bd909\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/11\/06\/16\/77039039-14048933-Around_900_000_Brits_are_currently_thought_to_have_the_memory_ro-a-13_1730909714284.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Around 900,000 Brits are currently thought to have the memory-robbing disorder. But University College London scientists estimate this will rise to 1.7million within two decades as people live longer. It marks a 40 per cent uptick on the previous forecast in 2017\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> <noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-3500a3b1619bd909\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/11\/06\/16\/77039039-14048933-Around_900_000_Brits_are_currently_thought_to_have_the_memory_ro-a-13_1730909714284.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Around 900,000 Brits are currently thought to have the memory-robbing disorder. But University College London scientists estimate this will rise to 1.7million within two decades as people live longer. It marks a 40 per cent uptick on the previous forecast in 2017\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Around 900,000 Brits are currently thought to have the memory-robbing disorder. But University College London scientists estimate this will rise to 1.7million within two decades as people live longer. It marks a 40 per cent uptick on the previous forecast in 2017<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">They added: &#8216;Increased consumption of green tea and Mankai shake [the green drink] was linked to greater improvements in brain health, especially in participants who consumed the shake at least thrice a week and drank green tea daily.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">This &#8216;could be\u00a0partially attributed to the high content of polyphenols that are present in plant-based food sources&#8217;, they also said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">These are\u00a0a group of naturally occurring compounds found in plants that have antioxidant properties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The scientists, however,\u00a0acknowledged the research had &#8216;a number of limitations&#8217; including a lack of data on volunteers&#8217; educational or cognitive status before the study began.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The high proportion of male\u00a0participants may also &#8216;limit the generalisability of our findings to females&#8217;, they said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Recent analysis by the <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/alzheimers-disease\/index.html\" id=\"mol-b65d5a30-976f-11ef-a8c2-e9ad5992317f\" class=\"class\" rel=\"noopener\">Alzheimer&#8217;s<\/a> Society estimates the overall annual cost of the dementia to the UK is \u00a342billion a year, with families bearing the brunt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">An ageing population means these costs \u2013 which include lost earnings of unpaid carers \u2013 are set to soar to \u00a390billion in the next 15 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Around 944,000 in the UK are thought to be living with dementia, while the figure is thought to be around 7million in the US.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-40898088dc002a57\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/11\/06\/16\/85788683-14048933-The_researchers_from_Queen_Mary_University_of_London_claimed_the-a-14_1730909731041.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Writing in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition , the researchers also said people following the green diet ' also had the most important improvements in the brain aging metrics'\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> <noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-40898088dc002a57\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/11\/06\/16\/85788683-14048933-The_researchers_from_Queen_Mary_University_of_London_claimed_the-a-14_1730909731041.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Writing in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition , the researchers also said people following the green diet ' also had the most important improvements in the brain aging metrics'\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Writing in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition , the researchers also said people following the green diet &#8216; also had the most important improvements in the brain aging metrics&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Alzheimer&#8217;s affects around six in 10 people with dementia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">It is thought to be caused by a build-up of amyloid and tau in the brain, which clump together and from plaques and tangles that make it harder for the brain to work properly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Eventually, the brain struggles to cope with this damage and dementia symptoms develop.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Memory problems, thinking and reasoning difficulties and language problems are common early symptoms of the condition, which then worsen over time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Alzheimer&#8217;s Research UK analysis found 74,261 people died from dementia in 2022 compared with 69,178 a year earlier, making it the country&#8217;s biggest killer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/health\/article-14048933\/Green-Mediterranean-diet-dementia-slow-brain-ageing.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Mediterranean diet is hailed\u00a0by doctors and scientists for its menu of fruit, vegetables and wholegrains that has been shown to keep you sharp in old age.\u00a0 But now, scientists say &hellip; 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