Fish belongs in the category of foods that make you
smarter. But, according to a brand new study, it also
belongs in the brain protection category. Because people
who eat fish, cooked in these two ways, may be reducing
their risk of Alzheimer's disease.
Researchers found that people who eat baked or broiled
fish every week can boost their brain health and lower their
risk of Alzheimer's and mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
It is believed to be the first ever study to directly link fish
consumption with brain structure and Alzheimer's risk. Just
one serving of fish a week (lower than the generally
recommended amount of two) led to better preservation of
gray matter in the brain areas where Alzheimer's disease
tends to strike.
Alzheimer's is an incurable, progressive brain disease that
slowly destroys memory and cognitive skills. More than
five million Americans may have it. In MCI, memory loss
is present but to a lesser extent than in Alzheimer's disease.
But MCI often leads to Alzheimer's disease.
So, to that study. Researchers took 260 healthy adults and
gathered information on fish consumption. Of them, 163
ate fish on a weekly basis; the majority one to four times
per week. The researchers then tried to determine if
preserved gray matter linked with fish consumption
reduced Alzheimer's risk. When gray matter volume is
higher, the brain is stronger, healthier.
So, they found that consuming baked or broiled fish was
positively associated with gray matter volumes in three key
areas of the brain. It reduced the risk for MCI or
Alzheimer's by almost five-fold.
Essentially, the fish promotes stronger neurons in the
brain's gray matter by making them larger and healthier.
The results also demonstrated increased levels of cognition
in people who ate the fish. This included working memory,
which allows people to focus on tasks and commit
information to short-term memory. Working memory is
destroyed by Alzheimer's. But people who ate fish each
week had higher levels of working memory.
One note to tartar sauce lovers: fried fish (the hallmark of
fish and chips) was not shown to boost brain volume or
protect against cognitive decline. So, boiled or baked it is.
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