Keep your red meat to protect your brain health

Those who are a quarter of a serving or more of processed red meats-such as bacon, bologna and hot dogs-had a 13% higher chance of developing dementia than those who had less than one-tenth of serving per day.

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** Dementia : Dementia is a general term for loss of memory, language, problem-solving and other thinking abilities that are severe enough to interfere with daily life.

 

"We are continuing to peice together this story to understand the emechanism causing dementia and cognitive decline."

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"Also, the inflammatory reseponse metabolic disturbances(eg, insulin resistance) associated with high re meat consumption may also play a role."
* Inflammatory : relating to or causing inflammation of a part of the body.

                           arousing or intended to arouse angry or violent feelings.

** to play a role

 

There are theories as to why red meat might pose a particular risk to cognitive health. Red meat has a high amount of saturated fat and yields an organic compound linked to cardiovascular disease, and the two together may damage the nervous system, which worsens cognitive decline.

* Cardiovascular disease

** the two together

 

Replacing red meat with plant-based protein sources such as nuts and legumes was associated with a 19% lower risk of dementia and 1.37 fewer years of cognitive aging, according to the study.

* Legume : refers to any plant from the Fabaceae family that would include its leaves, stems, and pods. A pulse is the edible seed from a legume plant.

 

If you want to cut back and eat in a more nutrient-dense way, it might be time to look into the Mediterranean diet.

* to cut back

** Sth-dense way