A daily spoonful of olive oil could lower your risk of dying from dementia, according to a new study by Harvard scientists.
For more than 92,000 adults observed over 28 years, consuming at least 7 grams — a bit over half a tablespoon — of olive oil daily was linked with a 28 per cent lower risk of dementia-related death, compared with those who never or rarely ate olive oil,
At the beginning of the study, research participants were age 56 on average. The pool included nearly 60,600 women who had participated in the Nurses' Health Study from 1990 to 2018, and nearly 32,000 men who had been in the Health Professionals' Follow-Up Study during the same period., which assigns ratings to foods and nutrients predictive of chronic disease. The higher someone scores on this index, the better.
Duane Mellor, a registered dietitian who wasn't involved in the study, noted in July that the research doesn't prove a causal relationship, but rather an association. Though participants' overall diet quality didn't make a difference in the findings, those who consume olive oil may have overall healthier lifestyles.
"It might be more accurate to use an assessment of diet which looks at a wider number of foods, as more than things make up a healthy diet," Mellor added.
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