Sentences with phrase «slower rates of cognitive decline»

Following a traditional Mediterranean Diet is associated with improvements in cognitive function, slower rates of cognitive decline and reduced Alzheimer's disease.

Fortunately, even moderate adherence to the MIND Diet has been linked to slower rates of cognitive decline.

According to Cherian, studies have found that folate, vitamin E, omega - 3 fatty acids, carotenoids and flavonoids are associated with slower rates of cognitive decline, while substances such as saturated and hydrogenated fats have been associated with dementia.

The study participants whose diets scored highest on the MIND diet score had substantially slower rate of cognitive decline than those who scored lowest.

«In a population of initially well - functioning older adults, we found a significant correlation between strong adherence to the Mediterranean diet and a slower rate of cognitive decline among African American, but not white, older adults.

Their goal was to determine if the MIND diet not only slowed the rate of cognitive decline but also resulted in lower rates of Alzheimer's disease.

People who had jobs that involved high levels of scheduling, developing strategies, resolving conflicts, analyzing data, and evaluating and interpreting information tended to score the best — and also had the slowest rate of cognitive decline.

According to researchers, the Mediterranean diet, rich in olive oil, fish, and vegetables, and moderate in alcohol and wine, is linked to a slower rate of cognitive decline in older individuals.

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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.

A food with high levels of appropriate antioxidants has been shown to slow the rate of cognitive decline in older dogs, and the positive effects of antioxidants on cognition happen fairly rapidly when the dog is a responder to this approach.

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PET scans demonstrated an increase in the brain's use of glucose, an indication of increased brain activity, while mental - status tests showed a slowing of the patients» rate of cognitive decline was reduced by 36 to 51 percent.

Elucidating how NMNAT2 provides neuroprotection will allow us to develop therapeutic interventions to protect neurons against pathological insults and slow down the rates of cognitive decline in dementia patients.

Greater physical activity was also associated with a slower rate of aging - related memory and cognitive decline.

«What everyone wants is a medicine that not just boosts cognitive function on a short - term basis, but also changes that slope and slows the rate of decline enough that people never develop dementia,» Dr. Lipton says.

Foods rich in flavonoids offer a number of neuroprotective properties and can decrease rates of cognitive decline and potentially slow the progression of many neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease.

Individuals having higher scores were also those who showed a slower rate of decline in cognitive tests, even when other factors, like education level, which could account for the result, were considered.

The scientists, medical professionals, and athletes on the ground floor of the keto movement can barely contain their excitement over its power to reliably reduce excess body fat, enhance neurological function, protect against diseases of cognitive decline, and slow the rate of inflammation and oxidative damage that are the essence of the (accelerated) aging process.

In a linear mixed model adjusted for age, sex, education, participation in cognitive activities, physical activities, smoking, and seafood and alcohol consumption, consumption of green leafy vegetables was associated with slower cognitive decline; the decline rate for those in the highest quintile of intake (median 1.3 servings / d) was slower by β = 0.05 standardized units (p = 0.0001) or the equivalent of being 11 years younger in age.