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Researchers at the National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology in Japan have found that the Japanese diet may be good for the brain, according to a study published in the Nutrition Journal. The scientists say that eating fish, tea, soy and mushrooms could slow brain ageing, reducing the risk of dementia.
"Adopting elements of the traditional Japanese diet and including foods such as fish, seafood, soy, miso, seaweed and shiitake mushrooms may not only help to improve cognitive function, but also overall health," the study authors wrote in the paper.
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The research involved 1,636 adults aged between 40 and 89, who were split into three groups and followed for two years. During that time, the first group (of 589 volunteers) followed a traditional Japanese diet, while the second group (of 697 volunteers) ate a typical Western diet, high in refined carbohydrates, fatty foods, red meat, alcohol and fizzy drinks. The third group, of 350 people, followed a plant-based diet.
The participants underwent MRI brain scans twice during the two years of the study, to assess brain tissue loss. This process, known as age-related brain atrophy, is a key marker of dementia.
The study found that those following the Japanese diet had lower levels of brain atrophy. Among men, the difference was negligible.
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