In particular, cancer, which affects only a few people, amnesia including Alzheimer’s disease, osteoporosis, etc. have increased. In particular, many people are suffering from memory loss and forgetfulness due to dementia and Alzheimer’s.
Also, rather than being a disease, amnesia is more common in the elderly. A recent study revealed that the reason for this is the food we eat.
Processed foods and amnesia
In the journal Neurology, eating a lot of processed foods such as chips, packaged foods, sauces, ketchup, soft drinks, biscuits, etc., has a serious effect on our brain. These foods affect our nervous system and affect our memory. Due to this, not only amnesia but also dementia will occur, according to the research report.
A study of the causes of amnesia
For the study, the team selected 72,083 people from a database containing information on the health and well-being of over 500,000 people living in England. People aged 55 years and older participated in the study. None of the participants in this study were confirmed to have dementia at the time the study began. Following this, all of them were intensively monitored for 10 years.
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At the end of the study, 518 participants were diagnosed with dementia. Participants in the study were asked to fill out two forms daily during the study period, detailing what they ate and what they drank the previous day. With this, the researchers calculated how many highly-processed foods each person eats each day. They divided the amount of processed food they ate into four groups, from those who ate the least processed foods to those who ate the most.
In the group who ate the least, they ate an average of 9% processed food, 225 grams per day. In the overeating group, processed foods comprised 28% of the average daily intake, amounting to 825 g. Soft drinks and sweets are the most processed foods consumed.
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Conclusions of the thesis
Hubing Li, a researcher at Tianjin Medical University in China, said of the study, ‘Our study found that eating highly processed foods increased the risk of developing dementia. “We have also identified alternatives to processed foods and foods that reduce the risk of dementia,” he said.
In order for the food not to spoil for a long time, and to have an attractive taste and aroma, chemicals, food pigments, flavorings, sugar, fat and salt are found in high quantities and protein and fiber which are required for our health are low. In particular, soft drinks in bottles, tins, tetra packs, chips, fries, namkeen, etc. and sweet snacks such as pastries, cakes, cookies, ice cream, processed meat, whole roast chicken, yogurt, boiled and processed chickpeas, beans and tomatoes are also highly processed. Includes prepared foods.
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