Mediterranean-Style Diet Improves Brain Health

Filed in archive Food and Agriculture , Other Biotechnology News on April 15, 2010

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A food-brain study conducted by Columbia University scientists reported that a diet rich in salad dressing, tomatoes, nuts, fish, cruciferous vegetables, dark and green leafy vegetables, fruits, and poultry (Mediterranean-style diet) may improve brain health and reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease by about 40 per cent.

Rich in cereals, fruits, vegetables, nuts, whole grains, fish and olive oil, the Mediterranean diet has been found to be beneficial to those with arthritis, Alzheimer's disease, hearth health and blood pressure, diabetes, asthma, lung disease, and allergies. The very reasons why Mediterranean diet became popular all over the world.

Reporting in the Archives of Neurology, the researchers said that their findings provide support for further exploration of food combination-based dietary behavior for the prevention of Alzheimer's disease.