Study: Exercise, tea and vitamin D to ward off dementia

[Elmore Furth]

I guess it's back on the exercise bike for me -- if I can remember where I put it.

Improved living and diet habits — including lots of physical activity, regular tea-drinking and sufficient vitamin D levels — could reduce the risk of brain decline, according to three studies presented Sunday.

The researchers found that participants who had moderate to heavy levels of physical activity had about a 40% lower risk of developing any type of dementia. Those who reported the least amount of activity were 45% more likely to develop dementia compared with those who logged higher levels of activity.

In a second study, including data on more than 4,800 men and women ages 65 and older, participants were followed for up to 14 years. Tea drinkers had less mental decline than non-tea drinkers. Those who drank tea one to four times a week had average annual rates of decline 37% lower than people who didn't drink tea.

In a third study, British researchers looked at vitamin D's effect on brain health. They examined data from 3,325 U.S. adults ages 65 and older from the NHANES III study. Vitamin D levels were measured by blood test, and cognitive tests were administered. Odds of cognitive impairment were about 42% higher in those deficient in vitamin D, and 394% higher in people severely deficient.

Study: Exercise, tea and vitamin D to ward off dementia

[SocialistLez]

1. I can do everything but the tea. NT

[Angry Dragon]

2. How about iced tea??

[SocialistLez]

7. I love Lipton's ice tea but it has too much sugar. NT

[rhett o rick]

3. Let me know when a study shows that moderate to moderately high consumption of vodka

was beneficial.

[Cassandra]

4. Vodka is beneficial.

Your memory will be bad but it will be from the vodka, not dementia.

[rhett o rick]

5. Vodka cant hurt my memory. nm

[Elmore Furth]

6. OK, here's the study

Moderation is the key. Don't overdo it.

One of the longest and largest studies looking at alcohol consumption in older people found that moderate drinking was associated with a significant reduction in the risk of developing dementia.

The research, which is the latest development in the perplexing issue of alcohol and health, is being presented Monday at an Alzheimer's Association conference in Vienna, Austria.

The study confirms earlier research, mainly in middle-aged people, showing that moderate drinking can reduce the risk of dementia, said Piero Antuono, a professor of neurology at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Wauwatosa.

The researchers found that those who drank moderately - eight to 14 drinks per week - were 37% less likely to develop dementia, compared with those who did not drink at all. It did not matter what type of alcohol they drank.



Study shows alcohol might reduce risk of Alzheimer's

[RagAss]

8. Smoke and drink.