Previously, scientists have argued that the traditional Mediterranean cuisine is not only tasty but also very useful, especially for vessels and brain. Mediterranean diet attributed the ability to prevent dementia - the second most common psychiatric disorder after Alzheimer's disease. But, according to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, is the quality of the Mediterranean diet appeared exaggerated - no positive effects on the brain, it actually has not.
The Mediterranean diet includes lots of fruits, vegetables, fish, olive oil, legumes and cereals. In this case, it is minimized in dairy products, meat and poultry. It was believed that this diet reduces the risk of ischemic stroke, which is directly related to vascular dementia or dementia in the elderly.
However, the benefits of the diet for the brain questioned French researchers from the University of Sorbonne. For ten years, they tracked the diet three thousand adults in the diet which was attended by the components of the Mediterranean diet, in small, medium and high correlation with other foods. Then, all subjects older than 65 years were subjected to testing for concentration and memory - turned out to be no differences in the results no matter how many products consumed Mediterranean subjects to think they are about the same. "Adherence to the Mediterranean diet for a long time had no effect on cognitive function of people" - confirmed lead researcher Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot.
However, researchers from the French themselves say that their work does not refute the opinions of other experts on the undoubted benefits of the Mediterranean diet for the human brain. After all, the health and well-being - is the result of coincidence of a number of factors at once, and diet is only one of them. (READ MORE)
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