A major study found that for women, maintaining a healthy diet helps to reduce the risk of future functional limitations. Researchers at B...
A major study found that for women, maintaining a healthy diet helps to reduce the risk of future functional limitations.
Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) examined the relationship between the index of food and deteriorating relations in physical function or mobility of 54,762 women who participated in the study health nurses and nursing healthy alternative.
The Alternative Healthy Eating Index is a measure of the quality of food. Physical function and mobility refers to going to the ability to dress and perform essential activities of daily living to independent living.
The results of the study in the Journal of Nutrition and Me published in printed form.
"Few studies on how the impact of physical function of supply in the future. The relationship between diet and many other aspects of health is made investigated, but not much is known about food and mobility," says Francine Grodstein, Sc.D. , lead author of the study.
"We wanted to observe the dietary habits and trying to learn how our impact the overall diet, our physical function as we age."
For the study, physical function was measured by a standard frequently used instrument every four years from 1992 to 2008. The regulation of food frequency questionnaires was measured, the administered since 1980 approximately every four years.
The data show that women who maintain a healthy diet are less likely physical disabilities than women to develop their diet, not as healthy.
They also found a greater consumption of vegetables and fruits, less consumption of sugary drinks, trans fat and sodium, and moderate alcohol consumption were significantly associated with each of the reduced rates of physical deterioration.
Under certain foods was found that the strongest relationships to increase the intake oranges, orange juice, apples and pears, romaine or leaf lettuce and nuts.
The researchers note, however that the specific foods were lower than the overall score of associations in general. This shows that the quality of the overall diet is more important than individual foods.
"We thought a lot about chronic illnesses, cancer, heart disease, and tend not to think of the physical bodily function function is crucial because it ages. Including can be achieved dresses, around the block and could affect your ability to live independently, "said Kaitlin Hagan, Sc.D., MPH, lead author and a postdoctoral researcher at BWH.
further research to better understand the nutrition and lifestyle factors that affect physical function required.
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