2023-11-18 15:00:00
A balanced diet helps to have a good state of health and comprehensive well-being, especially when it comes to neurodegenerative pathologies. The quality of nutrition is also an important aspect, because it directly affects the cognitive deterioration – it can accelerate or slow it down – that produces Alzheimer disease.
The nutritionist, Tibisay Acosta, explained that “you should avoid the consumption of foods rich in saturated fats and processed foods, sausages, butter and red meat, as well as refined sugars, cakes, sweets, excess bread, cereals and snacks. “All these foods cause the accumulation of beta-amyloid proteins, which are responsible for this condition.”
The specialist emphasized that in the diet of people with Alzheimer’s, “all foods rich in antioxidants and unsaturated fats should prevail, so the consumption of avocados, nuts, olive oil and green vegetables such as spinach, chard, broccoli, and Brussels sprouts, as well as legumes, nuts, tomatoes, onions, garlic, citrus fruits, and apples, which are rich in flavonoids and increase levels of HDL, which is good cholesterol.”
He also highlighted that foods with a high content of vitamin E are recommended, since
which is “a powerful antioxidant” and can be found in oils, nuts, cereals
whole grains and green leafy vegetables.
He explained that “these nutrients are associated with slower cognitive decline, a lower risk of dementia, and reduced accumulation of beta-amyloid proteins.”
Among the list of “protective” biocomponents of the brain are also the
vitamins A, C and D and those of group B; and minerals such as calcium, zinc, phosphorus, copper,
iron and magnesium, and polyunsaturated fatty acids such as omega 3 and 6, which are found in nuts, oily fish (sardines, tuna, salmon) and olive oil.
He indicated that “the turmeric present in curry is an ideal component to prevent
formation of beta-amyloid protein plaques, which develop in the brain of
people with Alzheimer’s.
Preventive feeding
The nutritionist pointed out that a balanced diet alone
It is not a preventive aspect of the disease, but “along with good lifestyle habits it is
“It helps reduce the risk of developing it.”
He maintains that “in addition to nutrition, other factors such as
physical and mental activity, sleep and stress control. There is no definitive list of
foods that prevent Alzheimer’s, but rather it is a combination of routines
“healthy foods that help reduce the chances of suffering from this disease.”
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