Are there foods I can eat to help prevent Alzheimer's?
There are four food groups that are key to preventing Alzheimer's disease and memory loss: fruits, vegetables, beans/legumes and whole grains. In this video, Neal Barnard, MD, discusses how these food groups work to fight brain aging.
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[MUSIC PLAYING] Whether it's broccoli or something more adventurous, like Swiss chard, the vegetables are also important.
There are four food groups that are key to preventing Alzheimer's and are also key to health overall.
First of all, fruits. Now, you can think of bananas and oranges, but you can be a little bit adventurous. And why not have a kiwi or a tomatillo?
When you go into the produce department have some fun. See what the fruits-- what fruits are there. They don't have saturated fat.
And they have only little traces of the metals, the traces that your brain needs.
Secondly, vegetables. Whether it's broccoli or something more adventurous, like Swiss chard, the vegetables are also important.
Third, the bean group, the legume group-- beans, peas, lentils.
And fourth, whole grains. What they all have in common is that they don't have bad fats. They don't have the saturated fat that's
linked to Alzheimer's disease. And they don't have the overdose of iron and copper and zinc.
They give you the part that your brain needs without the excess. Those are my four healthy food groups.
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