2024-01-12 06:10:10
More than 27 kilos of cheese are consumed per person per year; cheese is undoubtedly one of the French’s favorite foods. Although it is not necessarily good for our figure due to its significant caloric intake, it is nonetheless excellent for cognitive health, as suggested by a study carried out in Japan on elderly people, published in the scientific journal Nutrients and relayed by Futura Sciences. This indeed demonstrates that increased cheese consumption might help fight once morest the problems of cognitive decline which most often appear with age.
In order to verify the impact of cheese on cognitive functions, researchers conducted interviews with 1,500 adult volunteers over the age of 65. The goal was to measure their functional abilities and assign them a score which revealed or not the presence of cognitive disorders. The results speak for themselves: it appeared that the greatest consumers of cheese were also those who were likely to present the least cognitive disorders than the others. It should be noted that the panel of cheese lovers surveyed, 37% consumed it once or twice a week, 29% every two days and 34% every day. “Results suggest that cheese consumption is inversely associated with poorer cognitive function, even following adjusting for multiple confounding factors”the report says.
Cheese, a cure for brain decline?
But how can we explain the benefits of cheese on the brain? Researchers have several avenues that still need to be explored through more in-depth studies. Experts have found that cheese consumers also often have a more diversified diet than others and this can contribute to their good cognitive health. They also assume that cheese may contain potent nutrients.tially beneficial for the brain. “In the future, a large-scale longitudinal analysis will be necessary to elucidate the cause and effect relationship,” the scientists conclude, however.
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