Philadelphia, PA – Mice with early to moderate Alzheimer’s disease had the disease delayed and even reversed with a healthier diet, U.S. researchers said.
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Domenico Pratico, an associate professor of pharmacology in Temple’s School of Medicine, had previously found a diet rich in methionine — an amino acid typically found in red meat, fish, beans, eggs, garlic, lentils, onions, yogurt and seeds — could increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease.
In the current study, researchers fed one group of mice a diet high in methionine and another group a regular, healthy diet for three months. The mice getting the methionine-rich diet were divided into two groups — one group continued with the amino-heavy diet and the other half was given the healthier diet for two more months.
“At the end of the study, when we looked at these mice, what we found — very surprisingly — was that switching to a more healthy diet reversed the cognitive impairment that had built up over the first three months of eating the methionine-rich diet,” Pratico said in a statement. “This improvement was associated with less amyloid plaques — another sign of Alzheimer’s disease — in their brains.”
The study is to be published in the Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology.
What will rabbi miesels from monsey say about this study?
I’m a big chusid of him, I hope he will explain this to. He claims that eating red meat fish and eggs are good for your health.
Many studies done on mice do not necessarily translate to humans. Mice in the wild do not eat these foods. Maybe that is why it has an adverse affect on them. If they want to prove anything, the study must be done on humans.
I don’t understand. What is the definition of “a healthy diet” ???
Something doesn’t sound right here.
From the foods that have methionine – red meat is the only unhealthy food from the group. All others are so healthy and can help fight off other diseases – fish, (if not fried) beans, maybe eggs,(if you don’t have a cholesterol problem and don’t eat more than one a day) garlic, lentils, onions, yogurt and seeds. So by not eating these foods, you will maybe not get Alzheimer’s but may G-d forbid develop other health issues Just read up on these healthy foods – go on the internet and you will see many great healthy benefits to these foods, except the red meat,
I am not going to avoid such healthy foods like ogurt, seeds, lentils onions or fish as these have great health benefits. Hashem can cause Alzheimers, regardless. If I am meant to get it – I will get it, regardless.
Its all the chemical additives they put in food that cause the damage you health. You can’t even eat a pear anymore without getting a lethal dose of bug spray. Not to mention preservatives and artificial this and thats. Combine that with the horrid condition many food are made it (many foods are not even made in the USA anymore).
That is where your problem lies.
Everyone dies of stroke and heart problems from the meat and eggs before they’re old enough to contract alzheimer’s disease.
“i guess I will continue with my chocolate diet although it makes me feel drunk”
If that’s the case, then you are probably addicted to sugar like an alcoholic is addicted to drinking. There are support groups to help with that. You probably need to eliminate flour, added sugar, and caffeine from your diet if you want to recover.
I lost with rqbbi misels 60 lb. In 7 months, and iam not even talking how good I feel and how my breathing improved! Rabbi misels u might have saved my life! Thank u so much
There must be a problem in the editing of this story “fish, beans, garlic, lentils, onions, yogurt and seeds, are the healthiest foods around. Please double check this.
it was said that eating foods made in aluminum caused dementia,,,is that still the case?
What’s a good way to contact rabbi meisles
Why is this so vague about what a healthy diet is? I thought all these foods named are the healthiest foods to eat. So why doesn’t the article tell us what is meant by a healthy diet?