New Delhi, March 14 (IANS). According to a study, the quality of the diet in the middle age and the ratio of the waist-to-cool is associated with the connectivity and cognitive performance of the brain in the latter life.
Researchers at Oxford University and University College London in the UK found that people in middle -aged middle -aged middle -aged people have better functional contacts of hippocampus with OCCPIL Lobe and Cerebellum, as well as white matter.
These improved working memory, executive work and overall cognitive performance in middle -aged adults.
On the other hand, in the middle age, people who had a high ratio of the waist-to-cools saw a widespread decrease in the integrity of white matter, which affected their memory and executive work.
Less partial anisotropy in these areas was associated with poor cognitive performance.
In a study published at the JAMA Network Open, researchers said, “A healthy diet in middle age and low ratio from waist is related to better brain health in old age.”
Global changes in dietary habits have contributed to the increase in obesity, heart disease and diabetes rates, which are all associated with increasing risk of dementia.
Research on relations between diet, metabolic health and brain function has been mainly focused on individual nutrients, and the overall dietary quality and long -term studies have been reduced to assessing body fat distribution.
Previous studies have suggested that middle age is an important time for cognitive health intervention, yet long -term study evidence on diet and brain connectivity is limited.
The study analyzed the quality of the diet and longitudinal changes in the ratio of the hip from the waist to assess their relationship with hippocampal connectivity and cognitive function in aging.
The team included 512 participants in the diet quality analysis and 664 participants in the waist-to-cool ratio analysis.
Conclusions suggest that measures to improve diet and manage central obesity can be the most effective between 48 and 70 years of age.
-IANS
AKS/CBT
