Some eating habits are able to influence not only the body, but also how we think, remember and focus in the world. A new study has shown that regular consumption of organic products can be an invisible but important defender of the brain as it ages.
This is evidenced by the data published in the European Journal of Nutrition, collected by scientists from Southern Medical University in China. They analyzed the information from more than 6,000 people in a transverse study and another 5,000 in longitudinal, based on large American data arrays of Health and Retirement Study and Health Care and Nutrition Study. Cognitive abilities were evaluated through telephone tests for memory, attention and speed of thinking, as well as through detailed questionnaires of eating habits. The results were consistent: those who chose organic food more often showed a better cognitive shape.
Particularly striking the effect was manifested in women. For almost four years, the risk of developing moderate cognitive disorders in those who consumed organic food was 20% lower. Products of animal origin were even stronger - reducing the risk by 27%, vegetable - by 20%. Interestingly, men did not find such a protective effect. This can indicate a complex interaction between biology, habits and the impact of the diet on the brain. Given that dementia continues to progress in millions of people every year, each percentage of risk reduction is the weight of gold. Although the study cannot prove that organic matter protects the brain, it gives good reasons for further, deeper research.
Organic products usually contain fewer pesticides and more nutrients-polyphenols, magnesium, omega-3-all this can create a cleaner and more useful environment for the brain.
Scientists emphasize that the future - according to randomized studies that will allow you to say exactly whether a plate with an organic apple today is an investment in memory for years ahead.
