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"Drink Your Polyphenols!"
The Kame study's results are in: "This study shows that Japanese Americans who drank fruit or vegetable juice 3 or more times a week were 76% less likely to develop the symptoms and signs of Alzheimer's in the next 6 years, compared with those who drank juices less than once a week." (1)
Not all of us are of Japanese lineage, but we may still err on the side of
caution and potentially protect ourselves against dementia until further
studies show this to be inapplicable to the rest of us, no?
One interesting tidbit in the study was that if the subjects only drank juices
once or twice a week, their protection shrank to 16% from 76% if juices were
consumed 3 to 5 times a week. I find that an amazing statistic.
Polyphenols are chemical substances found in plants that are responsible for
color content, like the red of raspberries. Most plants contain many phenol
compounds, but some -- like quercetin -- can penetrate the blood/brain
barrier, get to the brain and protect it. It is not the amount of antioxidants
consumed nor the quantities of vitamins like C, E or beta-carotene. Increased
consumption of these did not increase protection against dementia -- just the
juices drunk from vegetables and fruits!
Further research will be necessary to figure out which fruits' and vegetables'
polyphenols are best. Until then, enjoy a glass a day of a variety of juices
and you'll be able to remember well into agedhood to thank us for this
delightful insight.
(1) Fruit and vegetable juices and Alzheimer's disease: The Kame project. Q.
Dai, AR. Borenstein , Y. Wu , et al., Am J Med, 2006, vol. 119, pp. 751--759.
This summary was provided by R. W. Griffith in www.HealthandAge.com, November 6, 2006.
Not all of us are of Japanese lineage, but we may still err on the side of
caution and potentially protect ourselves against dementia until further
studies show this to be inapplicable to the rest of us, no?
One interesting tidbit in the study was that if the subjects only drank juices
once or twice a week, their protection shrank to 16% from 76% if juices were
consumed 3 to 5 times a week. I find that an amazing statistic.
Polyphenols are chemical substances found in plants that are responsible for
color content, like the red of raspberries. Most plants contain many phenol
compounds, but some -- like quercetin -- can penetrate the blood/brain
barrier, get to the brain and protect it. It is not the amount of antioxidants
consumed nor the quantities of vitamins like C, E or beta-carotene. Increased
consumption of these did not increase protection against dementia -- just the
juices drunk from vegetables and fruits!
Further research will be necessary to figure out which fruits' and vegetables'
polyphenols are best. Until then, enjoy a glass a day of a variety of juices
and you'll be able to remember well into agedhood to thank us for this
delightful insight.
(1) Fruit and vegetable juices and Alzheimer's disease: The Kame project. Q.
Dai, AR. Borenstein , Y. Wu , et al., Am J Med, 2006, vol. 119, pp. 751--759.
This summary was provided by R. W. Griffith in www.HealthandAge.com, November 6, 2006.
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