A report published in the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology has said that eating leafy greens, red vegetables and berry fruits, as well as drinking orange juice, may be associated with a lower risk of memory loss over time in men.

The study author, Dr. Changzheng Yuan of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston said in the report, “One of the most important factors in this study is that we were able to research and track such a large group of men over a 20-year period of time, allowing for very telling results. Our studies provide further evidence dietary choices can be important to maintain your brain health.”

According to the report, the study looked at 27,842 men with an average age of 51 who were all health professionals. Participants filled out questionnaires about how many servings of fruits, vegetables and other foods they had each day at the beginning of the study and then every four years for 20 years. A serving of fruit is considered one cup of fruit or half cup of fruit juice.


It read in part, “Changes in memory reported by the participants would be considered precursors to mild cognitive impairment.  A total of 55 percent of the participants had good thinking and memory skills, 38 percent had moderate skills and seven per cent had poor thinking and memory skills. “The participants were divided into five groups based on their fruit and vegetable consumption. For vegetables, the highest group ate about six servings per day, compared to about two servings for the lowest group. For fruits, the top group ate about three servings per day, compared to half a serving for the bottom group.


The men who consumed the most vegetables were 34 percent less likely to develop poor thinking skills than the men who consumed the least amount of vegetables. A total of 6.6 per cent of men in the top group developed poor cognitive function, compared to 7.9 per cent of men in the bottom group.


The men who drank orange juice every day were 47 per cent less likely to develop poor thinking skills than the men who drank less than one serving per month. This association was mainly observed for regular consumption of orange juice among the oldest men. “A total of 6.9 percent of men who drank orange juice every day developed poor cognitive function, compared to 8.4 percent of men who drank orange juice less than once a month. This difference in risk was adjusted for age, but not adjusted for other factors related to reported changes in memory.


“The men who ate the most fruit each day were less likely to develop poor thinking skills, but that association was weakened after researchers adjusted for other dietary factors that could affect the results, such as consumption of vegetables, fruit juice, refined grains, legumes and dairy products. The researchers also found that people who ate larger amounts of fruits and vegetables 20 years earlier were less likely to develop thinking and memory problems, whether or not they kept eating larger amounts of fruits and vegetables about six years before the memory test.”

hmm!!

Which kind wahala be this?



One day, they will conduct studies and tell us to stop drinking water.

haha!!