I think that like many other illnesses, eating a better diet, avoiding too many processed foods, and avoiding high fat high sugar high salt foods will enable us to live longer healthier lives.
The problem with this is the huge disagreements - most of which are, as I was trying to point out above, not backed by the science - about what a 'better' diet is. For example, quite apart from the fats issue, salt seems not to be much of a problem for most of us.
The problem with this is the huge disagreements - most of which are, as I was trying to point out above, not backed by the science - about what a 'better' diet is. For example, quite apart from the fats issue, salt seems not to be much of a problem for most of us.
I disagree. The link between a high salt intake and high blood pressure is well known and backed by the science. The diet I posted the link to is also backed by science. I was at a conference recently that was entitled 'Food the forgotten medicine' for doctors and holistic therapists. The mix was about 50/50 and everything presented was science based....with a surprising amount of agreement. If you are on twitter check #foodismedicine
One thing that is counter-intuitive is the fact that if something 'cures' a condition and that something also prevents a condition it does not necessarily follow that an absence of that something causes the condition. One of the many situations where 'common sense' is wrong.
One thing that is counter-intuitive is the fact that if something 'cures' a condition and that something also prevents a condition it does not necessarily follow that an absence of that something causes the condition. One of the many situations where 'common sense' is wrong.
Well it is not a hard and fast science but it would be sensible to heed advice about reducing risk factors if worried about getting this condition. I would say it's more sense than nonsense to do so!
From a recent investigative study (a BBC programme assessing nutrition news in the media), I learnt that dark/plain chocolate can help stave off dementia. 🙂
However, the daily intake was highly specific i.e. 10 grams! That's about the size of a small matchbox. 🙁
To eat more than this is said to increase the risk of dementia! o_O
So I will be taking the positives from this and 'medicating' myself with this daily 10 gram dosage treat! 😀
Wash it down with the glass of champagne they also recommend!
Wash it down with the glass of champagne they also recommend!
Well they also looked at alcohol consumption re. staving off dementia. Only a small amount of alcohol was thought to be beneficial e.g. the odd glass of wine i.e. not proved.
From a recent investigative study (a BBC programme assessing nutrition news in the media), I learnt that dark/plain chocolate can help stave off dementia. 🙂
However, the daily intake was highly specific i.e. 10 grams! That's about the size of a small matchbox. 🙁
To eat more than this is said to increase the risk of dementia! o_O
So I will be taking the positives from this and 'medicating' myself with this daily 10 gram dosage treat! 😀
From what I've read, companies are extracting the polyphenols in order to produce pills. But this was a 'maybe' about a year ago - have there been other studies done?
When you say 'dark/plain' chocolate, I believe it has to be as close to 100% cocoa solids as possible. But - as I've said before - if the macros are wrong (as the evidence from studies suggests strongly) then studies of micro nutrients are not reliable. As far as the evidence is concerned, low-fat seems to increase likelihood of Alzheimer's.
Well they also looked at alcohol consumption re. staving off dementia. Only a small amount of alcohol was thought to be beneficial e.g. the odd glass of wine i.e. not proved.
None of it's proved.
None of it's proved.
Actually the situation has changed and there now seems to be proof that certain foods can help prevent the onset of dementia, hence the recent BBC programme on it.
If you go to this link (below), around 26 mins in is when the foods on dementia starts to get studied by Prof. Margaret Rayman, University of Surrey. She says there is 'definitive' foods to help stave off dementia and that there is "good quality evidence" e.g. supporting taking Vit E, oily fish and dark chocolate; hence why they can stipulate the precise beneficial quantity of chocolate to take for this, i.e. 10 grams.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08f06rf/food-truth-or-scare-series-2-episode-2
Quite honestly, I'm up for ending my natural life pickled on champers, and spherical due to copious amounts of Green & Blacks!
Quite honestly, I'm up for ending my natural life pickled on champers, and spherical due to copious amounts of Green & Blacks!
You must be well off to afford champers regularly! I don't find that chocolate and alcohol go that well together but then they need not be consumed simultaneously.
Many food stories in the news forget one basic thing. Correlation does no equal causation. So there can be a correlation that shows people who drink say a small glass of wine each day or eat a 10gm portion of dark chocolate are less prone to develop dementia. Thats does NOT mean it was the chocolate or the wine, or the apple juice that I mentioned in an earlier post actually prevented it. It could be other factors.
Thats why so many food stories are confusing because the headlines assume cause, when he story was about a correlation. Also papers don't understand the concept of study design.,,,,,and whether the study was actually set up to look at the issue making the headlines. It can have been set up to look at something else.
With ANY nutrition story there are so many uncontrolled factors because no study population ever eats exactly the same diet.
Actually the situation has changed and there now seems to be proof that certain foods can help prevent the onset of dementia, hence the recent BBC programme on it.
If you go to this link (below), around 26 mins in is when the foods on dementia starts to get studied by Prof. Margaret Rayman, University of Surrey. She says there is 'definitive' foods to help stave off dementia and that there is "good quality evidence" e.g. supporting taking Vit E, oily fish and dark chocolate; hence why they can stipulate the precise beneficial quantity of chocolate to take for this, i.e. 10 grams.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08f06rf/food-truth-or-scare-series-2-episode-2
You can find many who say there's 'good quality evidence' for many things. Have you any idea how little evidence there is for most of these 'many' things? As Sally says, most studies prove nothing. And as I keep saying, if the macros are wrong, everything else follows. If, for example, a low fat diet can be implicated in Alzheimer's, then it follows that any study done is looking at chocolate on top of a low fat diet. Whereas chocolate in a high fat, low carb diet might be unnecessary.
There's little or no evidence for the big things we are told to eat / avoid. Why would we believe the little things?
Many food stories in the news forget one basic thing. Correlation does no equal causation. So there can be a correlation that shows people who drink say a small glass of wine each day or eat a 10gm portion of dark chocolate are less prone to develop dementia. Thats does NOT mean it was the chocolate or the wine, or the apple juice that I mentioned in an earlier post actually prevented it. It could be other factors.
Thats why so many food stories are confusing because the headlines assume cause, when he story was about a correlation. Also papers don't understand the concept of study design.,,,,,and whether the study was actually set up to look at the issue making the headlines. It can have been set up to look at something else.
With ANY nutrition story there are so many uncontrolled factors because no study population ever eats exactly the same diet.
Clearly you did not watch the link in my post above # 25! It is EXACTLY addressing the food stories in the news i.e. looking behind them and discovering the truth of the situation.