A study published in the Archives of Neurology medical journal looked at the relationship between a Mediterranean diet (rich in fish, vegetables fruit, pulses and monounsaturated fats like olive oil) and lesions in the brain (white matter hyperintensity volume, or WMH, which shows damage to the vessels) and found that a diet rich in heart-healthy Mediterranean fare and moderate drinking could help protect the brain from small vessel damage, reports the Daily Mail.
Dr. Hannah Gardener, from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, led the study which looked at data on almost 1,000 people and used brain scans to measure the relationship between diet and WMHs in the brain.
She says: "Although diet may be an important predictor of vascular disease, little is known about the possible association between dietary habits and WMHs.
"Studies have suggested that consumption of a Mediterranean
Diet is associated with a reduced risk of the metabolic syndrome, coronary heart
disease, stroke and cognitive disorders, but no studies to date, to our
knowledge, have examined the association with WMH volume.
"In summary, the current study suggests a possible protective
association between increased consumption of a MeDi and small vessel
damage.'
Time to put a salmon steak on for lunch.
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