Dementia CURE: Eating THIS fruit once a day could reduce risk of disease
DEMENTIA risk could be reduce by eating citrus fruit every day, Dr Chris Steele has told This Morning viewers.
This Morning: Dr Chris reveals that citrus fruits prevent dementia
Dr Chris Steele, GP has joined This Morning hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield to talk about this week’s health headlines.
It comes after a study found older adult who eat orange or grapefruit every day can reduce the risk of dementia by 23 per cent.
“This is interesting,” said Dr Chris. “It was a big study of middle-aged people.
“Those who had the citrus fruits were much less likely to get dementia,” he explained.
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Dementia and citrus fruit: Dr Chris Steele explained the research,
Dementia is a set of symptoms which can include memory loss, difficulty problem solving, thinking and can lead to behavioural changes such as a change in temperament or mood but it can affect people in very different ways.
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia.
Other types of dementia include vascular dementia and mixed dementia.
The researchers, from Tohuku University in Japan have found that an intake of citrus fruit such as oranges and grapefruits, lemons and limes can reduce the risk.
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Dementia and citrus fruit: Dr Chris Steele explained the research
Those who had the citrus fruits were much less likely to get dementia
Experts said the citrus fruits content a chemical nobiletin - which experts have previously found can slow memory loss.
It is also expected to have anti-inflame
The scientists looked at more than 13,000 older adults for up to seven years.
They found rates of dementia among the adults who eat citrus fruit at least once a day were significantly lower than in volunteers consuming them less than twice a week.
Dementia and citrus fruit: Dr Chris Steele explained the research on This Morning
“Some biological studies have indicated citrus may have preventive effects against cognitive impairment,” the researchers stated.
“But no study has examined the relation between citrus consumption and rates of dementia.
“Our findings suggest frequent consumption is linked with a lower risk of dementia,” they concluded.
The study is published in journal of Nutrition.