Vegan Health News - September 4 2006
Drinking juice lowers Alzheimer's risk: study
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A new report suggests that drinking fruit and vegetable juice can dramatically reduce the chances of developing Alzheimer's disease.
Researchers in Japan and the United States followed 2,000 volunteers for up to 10 years, monitoring their consumption of juices.
The research, published in the American Journal of Medicine, found that the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease was reduced by 76 per cent among people who drank fruit and vegetable juices more than three times a week.
The effect was particularly strong among people at high risk of the disease, such as those who were less physically active.
The researchers believe chemicals with potential health benefits, called polyphenals, provide the protection.
They say further studies are needed to find out which juices have a particularly powerful effect.
- BBC
Reference: ABC Australia News
Editor's Note: Instead of drinking the juice, wouldn't it be better to eat the whole fruit or vegetable?
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