Mid-life isn't too late to make a dietary change to preserve brain health.
,” senior author Yu Chen, a professor of population health at NYU Grossman School of Medicine in New York City, said in a university news release.To study the impact of eating this way, researchers analyzed data from more than 5,100 women enrolled in the NYUParticipants filled out questionnaires between 1985 and 1991, when they were about 49 years old.
The researchers followed them for more than 30 years and then asked them about any cognitive complaints. The investigators used six standard questions to assess self-reported cognitive health, including whether women had trouble remembering recent events or shopping lists, understanding spoken instructions or group conversation, or navigating familiar streets.in midlife to prevent cognitive impairment in older age,” said lead author Yixiao Song, a doctoral candidate at NYU Langone.SOURCE: NYU Langone Health/NYU Grossman School of Medicine, news release, Oct.
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