By Neal A. Lasta, CP contributors June 28, 2016 | 09:33 Wikimedia common walnuts A recent study showed that women who ate nuts once ...
By Neal A. Lasta, CP contributors
June 28, 2016 | 09:33
Wikimedia common walnuts
A recent study showed that women who ate nuts once or twice a week are more likely to be self-care when they become elderly. This study adds to the duration of a team of researchers from Francine Grodstein carried out was. It was released 54,762 nurses over a period of 30 years and in the Journal of Nutrition.
A healthy diet reduces the risk of deteriorating health
The document stresses that the quality of nutrition in general have a greater impact than individual foods supplies to limit the risk of deterioration of physical function. can achieve a good diet, this includes more fruits and vegetables, drink less sugary drinks, eating moderately less sodium and trans-fatty alcohol.
Also eat more of these foods may help reduce the risk of deterioration of age: nuts, leaves or lettuce, pears, apples, oranges and orange juice.
The results of this study confirm the benefits of eating nuts as shown in previous studies. In particular, nuts have a lot of antioxidants, free radicals from damaging cells of the body, which help combat to diseases.
Why Nuts are healthy
Nuts contain a large amount of an antioxidant called polyphenol. In fact, he as cashews, macadamia nuts, pecans, hazelnuts, Brazil nuts, pistachios and peanuts. Twice more polyphenols
According to Joe Vinson, professor of chemistry at the University of Scranton, "A handful of walnuts almost twice as many antioxidants as an equivalent amount of any other dry fruits contains frequently consumed. But unfortunately people do not eat a lot of them."
Nuts also acid or alpha-linolenic acid ALA, the omega-3 fatty acids is similar but vegetable.
Clamping 30 years study
Women who participated in the study were followed for 30 years. Between 1992 and 2008, respondents were asked about their activities of daily living in general and lifestyle. In this study, the diets of the participants were evaluated using a method called index or healthy alternative food AHEI of 2010.
Grodstein stressed that much research has been harmed to diabetes, heart disease and other health problems that ". To pay research on quality of life and the ability to maintain independence with aging" associated with age, but not much attention to
Grodstein added that the results of this study to improve further evidence of how a healthy diet helps women even added their welfare.
It remains to be seen whether seen people can also enjoy a free age independent of the disease, if they follow the above diet. In fact, this research is limited to women. Participants were also asked about their eating habits only; their food intake was not monitored in any way. Therefore, it is possible that the respondents their food intake misrepresented.
