Guest guest Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 Veggies Boost Brain Power July 13, 2009 Have you had your veggies today? If you are over age 65, you may want to get some greens to keep your brain healthy. According to a new study by the Chicago Health and Aging Project, older adults who consume at least three servings of vegetables a day — especially green, leafy vegetables like lettuce and spinach — maintain their mental abilities 40 percent longer than those who eat less than one serving per day. The study of more than 3,700 men and women tracked mental function at three years and again at six years. This study is not the first to link mental function with vegetable intake. The Nurses Health Study also found that women who consumed more green, leafy vegetables had a slower mental decline than women who consumed the least. These studies add to the many reasons to eat your veggies. Produced by ADA's Public Relations Team http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/home_22090_ENU_HTML.htm More veg-friendly news at http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/index.html Meet the Meatless: How Veggie Burgers and Hot Dogs Rate with Nutrition Facts Appropriate Planned Vegetarian Diets Are Healthful, May Help in Disease Prevention and Treatment, Says American Dietetic Association Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 Veggies Boost Brain Power July 13, 2009 Have you had your veggies today? If you are over age 65, you may want to get some greens to keep your brain healthy. According to a new study by the Chicago Health and Aging Project, older adults who consume at least three servings of vegetables a day — especially green, leafy vegetables like lettuce and spinach — maintain their mental abilities 40 percent longer than those who eat less than one serving per day. The study of more than 3,700 men and women tracked mental function at three years and again at six years. This study is not the first to link mental function with vegetable intake. The Nurses Health Study also found that women who consumed more green, leafy vegetables had a slower mental decline than women who consumed the least. These studies add to the many reasons to eat your veggies. Produced by ADA's Public Relations Team [American Dietetic Association] http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/home_22090_ENU_HTML.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 That's good news. Jo , yarrow wrote: > > Veggies Boost Brain Power > July 13, 2009 > Have you had your veggies today? If you are over > age 65, you may want to get some greens to keep > your brain healthy. > According to a new study by the Chicago Health > and Aging Project, older adults who consume at > least three servings of vegetables a day — > especially green, leafy vegetables like lettuce > and spinach — maintain their mental abilities 40 > percent longer than those who eat less than one > serving per day. The study of more than 3,700 men > and women tracked mental function at three years > and again at six years. > This study is not the first to link mental > function with vegetable intake. The Nurses Health > Study also found that women who consumed more > green, leafy vegetables had a slower mental > decline than women who consumed the least. These > studies add to the many reasons to eat your > veggies. > Produced by ADA's Public Relations Team [American Dietetic Association] > <http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/home_22090_ENU_HTML.htm>http://\ www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/home_22090_ENU_HTML.htm > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.