Eating Fish Shown to Reduce Chance of Dementia
Eating Fish Shown to Reduce Chance of Dementia – A large scale study shows that as part of a regular diet, fish has positive effects on reducing the incidence of dementia
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Omega 3 Fatty Acids May Lower Age Related Macular Degeneration
Omega 3 Fatty Acids May Lower Age Related Macular Degeneration: Regular consumption of foods containing omega-3 fatty acids and avoidance of trans fats appear to be associated with a lower risk for the eye disease age-related macular degeneration
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CRP could lead to CPR or the Mediterranean – Your Choice? To Stent or Not to Stent
CRP could lead to CPR or the Mediterranean – Your Choice?. NY Times writer Jane Brody looks at new thinking on heart protection. To Stent or Not to Stent – Jane Brody takes on the issue of stent safety with help of author Dr. Michael Ozner. The warning? Too many stent procedures to candidates who might be better to consider alternatives. Stents have their detractors and proponents. We discuss both with input from Mayo Clinic.
Dietary fish and meat intake and dementia in Latin America, China, and India: a 10/66 Dementia Research Group population-based study
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/rapidpdf/ajcn.2009.27580v1
Large Study Points to the Brain Benefits of Eating Fish
Many studies have suggested that a diet rich in fish is good for the heart. Now there is new evidence that such a diet may ward off dementia as well. One of the largest efforts to document a connection — and the first such study undertaken in the developing world — has found that older adults in Asia and Latin America were less likely to develop dementia if they regularly consumed fish.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/21/health/21fish.html?ref=health
Mediterranean Diet Reduces Need for Diabetes Drugs
The so-called Mediterranean diet — rich in nuts, whole grains, fruits, and vegetables — reduces the likelihood that patients recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes will need antihyperglycemic drug treatment, a new study found.
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Endocrinology/Diabetes/15764
Mediterranean Diet, Physical Activity Linked to Lower Risk for Alzheimer's Disease
Two new studies come to slightly different conclusions about the merit of adherence to a Mediterranean-type diet on the risk for Alzheimer’s disease
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/707404
9/20/09 Mediterranean Diet, Physical Activity Linked to Lower Risk for Alzheimer's Disease: Mediterranean Diet Reduces Need for Diabetes Drugs
Mediterranean Diet, Physical Activity Linked to Lower Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease: Two new studies come to slightly different conclusions about the merit of adherence to a Mediterranean-type diet on the risk for Alzheimer’s disease, Mediterranean Diet Reduces Need for Diabetes Drugs: The so-called Mediterranean diet — rich in nuts, whole grains, fruits, and vegetables — reduces the likelihood that patients recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes will need antihyperglycemic drug treatment, a new study found.
