(24-12-06) Eating More Veggies--Not Fruit--Keeps Your Brain Young

Eating vegetables, but not fruits, can help slow the rate of mental
decline in older adults. Researchers studied more than 3,700 Chicago
seniors, who completed food frequency questionnaires and two or more
cognitive tests over the course of six years.

Those who ate 2.8 servings of vegetables a day or more slowed their rate
of cognitive decline by roughly 40 percent, the equivalent of about five
years. Green leafy vegetables had the strongest effect, and the older the
person, the greater the slowdown in mental decline.

Fruit consumption was not associated with cognitive change, which may be
due to the fact that vegetables contain higher amounts of vitamin E.
Vegetables are also often consumed with fats such as salad dressings that
increase the absorption of vitamin E.

Source: Rush University Medical Center
Neurology

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