A new study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease researched the importance of a diet in the development of dementia.
The study analyzed data of 1,787 British adults aged from 46 to 77 that were assessed learning and memory skills and follow up tests were conducted in the following years.
This led researchers to monitor changes in participants over a ten-year period.
Participants were questioned about their diet and daily intake of certain type of food and alcoholic beverages.
The study documented that daily cheese intake offered a strong protection against age-related cognitive decline than any other kind of food.
Findings state that it doesn’t prevent dementia from people who are genetically predisposed to but the ones who don’t have that genetic risks may benefit from a daily cheese intake.
Researchers think that could be related to the calcium, vitamin B12 and lactopeptides contained in cheese.
and also the bacteria that may alter the gut microbiome that is known to communicate with the brain and alters mood and cognition.
The study also discovered that drinking a moderate amount of red wine every day may reduce the risk of cognitive decline but a daily beer intake could actually be linked to a higher risk.
Data also showed that consuming lamb once a week could lower the risk of suffering from cognitive decline while nothing was proven for other types of red meat.
The study suggests that we should look more into the way we eat to prevent cognitive decline even though some people are genetically predisposed.