Dementia: Risk increases with ultra-processed snacks, drinks and foods

From China, a recent study states that consuming snacks, Soft drink, snacksbut ice cream, fried chicken, sausages, yogurt and beans are also not healthy. Also add canned tomatoes, mayonnaise, ketchup, guacamole or packaged bread. All ultra-processed foods that may contribute to the increased risk of development Dementia.

They are tasty and appealing foods, but high in added sugars, fat and salt. In particular of food additives: molecules that are formed from packaging or products when heated. In short, harmful food for the thinking skills or for the memory. To arrive at this confirmation, the researchers analyzed data from 72,083 over-55s without dementia. The aim was to find a link between the consumption of ultra-processed foods and the onset of dementia.

The participants were divided into four groups based on their eating habits. After 10 years, analyzes showed that 518 people had developed dementia. Specifically, in the group that consumed the least ultra-processed foods, 105 had developed dementia, with the one with the highest consumption increasing the number to 150. The researchers also studied data for age, gender, genetic inheritance, heart disease and other risk factors. The result was that the odds of developing dementia increased by 25% for every 10% increase in daily intake of ultra-processed foods.

A problem that can be solved by changing the diet. Replacing 10% of ultra-processed foods with foods such as fresh fruits, vegetables, legumes or milk reduces the risk of dementia by 19%.