Replacing processed red meat with beans and nuts may help lower dementia risk
A recent study presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2024 reveals that daily consumption of processed red meat, such as bacon and bologna, increases the risk of dementia by 14%.
Replacing processed red meat with nuts and legumes can lower this risk by 20% and reduce cognitive aging by over a year.
While a heart-healthy diet is beneficial, no single food has been proven to prevent or cure Alzheimer’s disease, highlighting the complexity of addressing dementia through diet alone.
According to a new study, individuals who consume at least 1/4 serving of bacon, bologna, or other processed red meat daily (approximately 2 servings per week) have a higher risk of developing dementia compared to those who consume less than 1/10 of a serving daily (about 3 servings per month).
The research also indicates that replacing 1 serving of processed red meat with 1 serving of nuts and legumes, such as beans and peas, each day can reduce the risk of dementia.
The study authors recently presented their findings at the at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2024, held in Philadelphia and online. They are yet to publish these findings in a peer-reviewed journal.
However, the caveat is that while eating a heart-healthy diet overall may help lower the risk of cognitive decline and dementia, there is no direct evidence that any single food or ingredient can prevent or treat Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia.
Furthermore, given the complexity of Alzheimer’s disease, it is improbable that one food or ingredient will have a significant beneficial impact.
Nuts and legumes may protect cognitive function
The researchers monitored over 130,000 participants from the Nurses’ Health Study and Health Professionals Follow-Up Study for up to 43 years to examine the link between red meat consumption and dementia.
They identified 11,173 cases of dementia. Participants’ diets were assessed every 2 to 4 years using food-frequency questionnaires.
These questionnaires asked how often they consumed processed red meat, such as bacon (two slices), hot dogs (one), sausages or kielbasa (2 ounces or two small links), salami, bologna, or other processed meat sandwiches.
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Replacing processed red meat with nuts and legumes can lower this risk by 20% and reduce cognitive aging by over a year.
While a heart-healthy diet is beneficial, no single food has been proven to prevent or cure Alzheimer’s disease, highlighting the complexity of addressing dementia through diet alone.
According to a new study, individuals who consume at least 1/4 serving of bacon, bologna, or other processed red meat daily (approximately 2 servings per week) have a higher risk of developing dementia compared to those who consume less than 1/10 of a serving daily (about 3 servings per month).
The research also indicates that replacing 1 serving of processed red meat with 1 serving of nuts and legumes, such as beans and peas, each day can reduce the risk of dementia.
The study authors recently presented their findings at the at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2024, held in Philadelphia and online. They are yet to publish these findings in a peer-reviewed journal.
However, the caveat is that while eating a heart-healthy diet overall may help lower the risk of cognitive decline and dementia, there is no direct evidence that any single food or ingredient can prevent or treat Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia.
Furthermore, given the complexity of Alzheimer’s disease, it is improbable that one food or ingredient will have a significant beneficial impact.
Nuts and legumes may protect cognitive function
The researchers monitored over 130,000 participants from the Nurses’ Health Study and Health Professionals Follow-Up Study for up to 43 years to examine the link between red meat consumption and dementia.
They identified 11,173 cases of dementia. Participants’ diets were assessed every 2 to 4 years using food-frequency questionnaires.
These questionnaires asked how often they consumed processed red meat, such as bacon (two slices), hot dogs (one), sausages or kielbasa (2 ounces or two small links), salami, bologna, or other processed meat sandwiches.
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00:00A recent study presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2024
00:06reveals that daily consumption of processed red meat, such as bacon and bologna, increases
00:12the risk of dementia by 14%. Replacing processed red meat with nuts and legumes can lower this
00:19risk by 20% and reduce cognitive aging by over a year.
00:24While a heart-healthy diet is beneficial, no single food has been proven to prevent
00:29or cure Alzheimer's disease, highlighting the complexity of addressing dementia through
00:34diet alone. According to a new study, individuals who
00:38consume at least one-quarter serving of bacon, bologna, or other processed red meat daily
00:44– approximately two servings per week – have a higher risk of developing dementia compared
00:50to those who consume less than one-tenth of a serving daily – about three servings per
00:56The research also indicates that replacing one serving of processed red meat with one
01:01serving of nuts and legumes, such as beans and peas, each day can reduce the risk of
01:07dementia. The study authors recently presented their
01:10findings at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2024 held in Philadelphia
01:18and online. They are yet to publish these findings in a peer-reviewed journal. However,
01:24the caveat is that while eating a heart-healthy diet overall may help lower the risk of cognitive
01:30decline and dementia, there is no direct evidence that any single food or ingredient can prevent
01:36or treat Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia.
01:41Furthermore, given the complexity of Alzheimer's disease, it is improbable that one food or
01:46ingredient will have a significant beneficial impact.
01:51Nuts and legumes may protect cognitive function. The researchers monitored over 130,000 participants
01:59from the Nurses' Health Study and Health Professionals' Follow-Up Study for up to
02:0343 years to examine the link between red meat consumption and dementia. They identified
02:0911,173 cases of dementia. Participants' diets were assessed every
02:15two to four years using food-frequency questionnaires. These questionnaires asked how often they
02:21consumed processed red meat, such as bacon, two slices, hot dogs, one, sausages or kielbasa,
02:29two ounces or two small links, salami, bologna, or other processed meat sandwiches. They also
02:36inquired about the consumption of nuts and legumes, including peanut butter, one tablespoon,
02:42peanuts, walnuts or other nuts, one ounce, soy milk, eight-ounce glass, string beans,
02:49beans or lentils, peas or lima beans, half a cup, or tofu or soy protein.
02:56Reported for the first time at A&IC 2024, the findings indicated that participants who
03:02consumed one-quarter serving or more of processed red meat daily had a 14 percent higher risk
03:08of dementia compared to those who ate less than one-tenth serving daily. In addition,
03:15the researchers evaluated cognition using the telephone interview for cognitive status
03:20for 17,458 participants. They found that each additional daily serving of processed red
03:27meat corresponded to an extra 1.61 years of cognitive aging for global cognition, overall
03:34cognitive function, including language, executive function and processing, and an extra 1.69 years
03:42of cognitive aging in verbal memory, which is the ability to recall and understand words and
03:48sentences. However, replacing one daily serving of processed red meat with one serving of nuts
03:55and legumes was associated with a 20 percent lower risk of developing dementia and 1.37 fewer years
04:02of cognitive aging in global cognition. Processed red meat a significant dementia risk factor.
04:09The researchers noted that previous studies have shown mixed results regarding the relationship
04:15between meat consumption and cognitive decline. Therefore, they closely examined how different
04:20amounts of both processed and unprocessed meat affect cognitive risk and function.
04:26Their long-term study revealed that consuming processed red meat could be a significant risk
04:31factor for dementia. The researchers also investigated unprocessed red meat and found
04:37no significant association between its consumption and dementia risk, including meats like hamburger,
04:43steak, or pork chops. Heather Snyder, Ph.D., Alzheimer's Association Senior Vice President
04:51of Medical and Scientific Relations, spoke to Medical News Today about this study, pointing
04:57out that it's known that eating more ultra-processed foods is bad for cognitive health,
05:02and this study adds to a growing body of evidence on this subject. Processed red
05:08meat has already been shown to raise the risk of cancer, heart disease, and diabetes.