Archive for the ‘Alzheimer's / Dementia’ Category
Monday, July 12th, 2010
Evidence from three long-term, large-scale studies supports the association of physical activity and certain dietary elements (tea, vitamin D) with possibly maintaining cognitive ability and reducing dementia risk in older adults, according to new research presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease 2010 (AAICAD 2010) in Honolulu, HI...
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Friday, July 2nd, 2010
Women who are physically active at any point over the life course (teenage, age 30, age 50, late life) have lower risk of cognitive impairment in late-life compared to those who are inactive, but teenage physical activity appears to be most important. This is the key finding of a study of over nine thousand women published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society...
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Thursday, August 13th, 2009
Elderly individuals who had a diet that included higher consumption of fruits, vegetables, legumes, cereal and fish and was low in red meat and poultry and who were physically active had an associated lower risk of Alzheimer disease, according to a study in the August 12 issue of JAMA. In a second study, higher adherence to a Mediterranean diet was associated with slower cognitive decline, but was not associated with a decreased risk of dementia.
Tags: Adherence, Alzheimer Disease, Cereal, Cognitive Decline, Consumption, Dementia, Elderly Individuals, Fish, Fruits Vegetables, Jama, Meat And Poultry, Mediterranean Diet, Mediterranean Type, Physical Activity, Red Meat, Risk, Type Diet
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Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
A new observational study from the US suggests that exercise combined with a Mediterranean-style diet is linked with a lower risk for Alzheimer's disease and the researchers said the findings were strong enough to justify setting up controlled trials to investigate the link more robustly and see if there are any other factors that might have an affect on Alzheimer's risk.
Tags: Alzheimer Disease, Alzheimer S Disease, Controlled Trials, Exercise, Mediterranean Diet, Mediterranean Style, Observational Study, Risk, Style Diet
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Thursday, July 16th, 2009
Eating a "heart healthy" diet and maintaining or increasing participation in moderate physical activity may help preserve our memory and thinking abilities as we age, according to new research reported today at the Alzheimer's Association 2009 International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease (ICAD 2009) in Vienna.
Tags: Alzheimer, Alzheimer Association, Alzheimer Disease, Alzheimer S Association, Alzheimer S Disease, Cognitive Decline, Eating Healthy, Heart Diet, Heart Healthy Diet, Memory, Moderate Physical Activity, Participation, Vienna
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