Dementia is widespread, and in the coming decades, as the population ages, many people will fall prey to brain deterioration. A popular food can “speed up” plaque formation in the brain.
Dementia is a destructive set of symptoms associated with brain decline. Memory loss, which at first seems insignificant, eventually leads to a complete alienation from reality, as knowledge of oneself and loved ones disappears. However, in the fight against dementia, green shoots continue to appear. You can change the risk of brain deterioration by changing your diet.
This means avoiding foods high in cholesterol and fat.
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“Foods high in cholesterol and fat can “speed up the formation of beta-amyloid plaques in the brain. These sticky protein clusters are blamed for much of the damage that occurs in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease – the most common cause of dementia,” says neurologist Alexandra Alekhina, especially for MedikForum.
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The steak you're about to cut is rich in saturated fats, which are known to increase blood levels of unhealthy low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol.
LDL cholesterol builds up in the arteries and damages them.
“It's bad for your heart. There is now a lot of evidence that it's also bad for your brain.”
It did indeed show that women who consumed the most saturated fat from foods like red meat and butter performed worse on tests of thinking and memory than women who consumed the least amount of these fats.
The exact reason for the association between a diet high in saturated and trans fats and poor memory is not entirely clear, but the association may be mediated by a gene called apolipoprotein E or APOE. This gene is linked to the amount of cholesterol in the blood, and people with a variant of this gene called APOE e4 are at greater risk of Alzheimer's disease.