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OMEGA-3S AND ALZHEIMER'S
Alzheimer's disease causes previously normal people to forget their names and loved ones and not be able to react appropriately to other people.
A study from Rush Medical School showed that eating omega-3 fatty acids in fish, nuts and seeds can help to prevent Alzheimer's disease. Researchers gave a dietary questionnaire to 815 healthy people who were older than 64, and followed them for four years. One hundred thirty-one of the participants developed signs of Alzheimer disease. Those who consumed fish at least once a week had 60 percent lower risk of Alzheimer's disease compared with those who rarely or never ate fish.
Virtually every risk factor for a heart attack is also a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, including: a diet deficient in omega-3 fats, vegetables, vitamins B12, folic acid or pyridoxine; eating too many calories or too much saturated fat; not exercising; smoking; being overweight; having a high cholesterol; being diabetic; or having a high C-reactive protein blood test (an indicator of inflammation).
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Consumption of fish and n-3 fatty acids and risk of incident Alzheimer disease. Archives of Neurology, 2003, Vol 60, Iss 7, pp 940-946. MC Morris, DA Evans, JL Bienias, CC Tangney, DA Bennett, RS Wilson, N Aggarwal, J Schneider. Morris MC, Rush Presbyterian St Lukes Med Ctr, Rush Inst Healthy Aging, 1645 W Jackson, Suite 675, Chicago,IL 60612 USA
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