• Freaky Friday: Eat, Think, Live

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  Dec 4

  by Richard

  You’ve heard the old expression, “You are what you eat,” yes? Of course you have. Turns out there might be a new saying in the offing: “You live as long as you think and eat well, of course.”

  Yeah, I know. Not exactly a pithy saying that just trips off the tongue. It’s still a work in progress. Give it time.

  What I’m talking about, though, is a new study that says older people who eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, and have healthy cognitive functioning (they still think pretty good) have a lower incidence of heart disease than do older people who eat fewer fruits and vegetables, or have an impaired cognitive ability.

  Researchers at the Drexel University School of Public Health in Philadelphia analyzed diet and cognitive data on 4,879 people (3,101 women and 1,778 men), age 70 and older, who took part in the U.S. Longitudinal Study of Aging. The participants were followed for an average of seven years.

  The analysis revealed that:

  • Those who ate three or more servings of vegetables daily had a 30 percent lower risk for dying from heart disease and a 15 percent lower risk for dying from any cause during the follow-up period than those who ate fewer than three servings of vegetables a day.
  • There was a significant association between higher consumption of fruits and vegetables and decreased prevalence of cognitive impairment.
  • People who scored high on cognitive functions tests were less likely to die from heart disease or any other cause during the follow-up than were those with low scores.

  It looks like they’re implying that, if you dudes eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, you’ll have better cognitive processes and be less likely to die. Sounds like a good reason to eat an apple a day. Still struggling with the concept of a brussels sprout a day. The thought makes me shiver. I think I need a blanket.

  Go eat some bananas.

  • Spread the word, dude!

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