Good news on Alzheimer Disease

Good news from the 2009 International Conference on Alzheimer Disease
1. A 7-year longitudinal study led by Deborah Barnes, PhD, from the University of San Francisco, California, showed that elderly nondemented individuals who maintain or increase their physical activity levels significantly slow their rate of cognitive decline. The benefits of physical activity on the body are well-established, said Dr. Barnes, and include a reduced risk for all-cause mortality, coronary heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and colon and breast cancer, as well as depression and dementia.


2. Results of a prospective study by investigators from Utah State University, in Logan, found that the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet in other words a heart healthy diet that include fruit, vegetables, nuts/legumes, whole grains, low-fat dairy, low sodium, low sweets intake, smaller serving of lean meat, and fish, reduced the risk for and slowed the rate of cognitive decline in a cohort of individuals age 65 years and older.

Also the results suggest that including whole grains, vegetables, low-fat dairy foods, and nuts in one's diet may offer benefits for cognition in late life.

Therefore we can prevent / reduce the risk by following the advice.
cristina