Alzheimer's disease, which is a very traditional saying in the folk, actually refers to medical Alzheimer's disease (AD), which is a degenerative lesion of the nervous system that occurs slowly and progressively, and is more common in the elderly.
Once sick, patients will have memory loss, mental decline, behavioral changes, and even the ability to live independently, so that more negative emotions will breed, which is not good for preventing depression.
So, how to prevent Alzheimer's disease?
According to statistics, in the elderly group over 85 years old, the prevalence of alzheimer's disease is as high as 20 to 30%, and it is expected that the mainland will exceed 20 million in 2050.
In the prevention of Alzheimer's disease, there are many risk factors for the disease, including people over 50 years old, people with low education level, people who have long-term intake or exposure to heavy metal elements (lead, aluminum, iron, copper, zinc, etc.), people whose mental stress cannot be alleviated, and so on.
It is necessary to pay attention to staying away from risk factors as much as possible, to ensure good sleep, to relieve bad emotions in time, to quit smoking and alcohol, but also to prevent from diet.
In a study published in the journal Neurology, it was mentioned that for people with large bellies in their 40s, the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease after their 70s will increase by more than 3 times, while the Mediterranean diet model (which focuses on a light and balanced diet, emphasizing eating more fresh fruits, legumes, fruits, nuts, cereals, etc.).
These include nuts, which are based on the prevention of obesity, which contain a large number of unsaturated fatty acids and also help reduce the risk of alzheimer's occurrence.
The Deshu diet (DASH) for the prevention of hypertension also reflects the existence of nuts, and in the 2022 edition of the "Chinese Residents Dietary Guideline Pagoda", nuts occupy a place, and emphasize that the amount of nuts and soybeans eaten by adults every day should be 25 to 35g.
It can be seen that eating nuts in moderation every day is very beneficial to good health, especially these can be eaten often.
Walnuts: Walnuts are very common and delicious, although from the food ingredient list can be seen, more than half of walnuts are fat, but we do not have to worry about eating walnuts to gain weight, this is because walnuts are mostly unsaturated fatty acids, including Omega-6 and Omega-3 fatty acids, can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease death, but also maintain the brain nervous system, suitable for the elderly people to eat in moderation.
Peanuts: Studies have found that in comparing age, sex, alcohol, smoking, exercise, BMI, etc., compared with people with low peanut intake, the person with the highest peanut intake has a significantly reduced risk of stroke and cardiovascular disease.
However, because peanuts have more ways to eat, it is more recommended that everyone eat raw peanuts, or eat boiled peanuts, with a high nutrient retention rate.