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RArmant - 25 Apr 2006 21:06 GMT

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstra
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Public Health Nutr. 2004 Oct;7(7):959-63.
Mediterranean diet and cognitive decline.

Panza F, Solfrizzi V, Colacicco AM, D'Introno A, Capurso C, Torres
F, Del Parigi A, Capurso S, Capurso A.

Department of Geriatrics, Center for Aging Brain, Memory Unit,
University of Bari, Policlinico, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, I-70124 Bari,
Italy.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the possible role of diet in age-related
cognitive decline (ARCD) and cognitive impairment of both degenerative
(Alzheimer's disease, AD) and vascular (vascular dementia, VaD) origin.
DESIGN: Literature review. RESULTS: In an elderly population of southern
Italy with a typical Mediterranean diet, high energy intake of
monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) appeared to be associated with a high
level of protection against ARCD. In addition, dietary fat and energy in
the elderly seem to be risk factors, while fish consumption and cereals
are found to reduce the prevalence of AD in European and North American
countries. Finally, the relative risk of dementia (AD and VaD) was lower
in the subjects of a French cohort who drank three or four glasses of
red wine each day compared with total abstainers. CONCLUSION: Essential
components of the Mediterranean diet--MUFA, cereals and wine--seem to be
protective against cognitive decline. As such, dietary antioxidants and
supplements, specific macronutrients of the Mediterranean diet,
oestrogens and anti-inflammatory drugs may act synergistically with
other protective factors, opening up new therapeutic interventions for
cognitive decline.

PMID: 15482625

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Alan Meyer - 27 Apr 2006 12:34 GMT

> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstra
ct&list_uids=15482625&query_hl=12&itool=pubmed_docsum

> ... RESULTS: In an elderly population of southern
> Italy with a typical Mediterranean diet, high energy intake of
> monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) appeared to be associated with a high
> level of protection against ARCD. ...

From an article on monounsaturated fatty acids

"Major dietary sources include: olive oil, canola oil (derived
from rapeseed oil and the erucic acid of rapeseed oil has
been replaced by oleic acid), peanut oil and the "high-oleic"
safflower and "high oleic" sunflower oil. (a portion of
linoleic acid -omega 6 fatty acid is replaced with oleic acid
- monounsaturated fatty acid). Other sources of
monounsaturated fat are avocados, peanuts, peanut butter,
nuts and seeds."

(http://www.webdietitian.com/document/CVTopic/topic/pencvmonounsaturatedfattyacids)

Alan

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Dana Carpender - 27 Apr 2006 17:11 GMT

>>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstra
ct&list_uids=15482625&query_hl=12&itool=pubmed_docsum
>
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> monounsaturated fat are avocados, peanuts, peanut butter,
> nuts and seeds."

Surprisingly, some meats are a good source, too. 48% of fresh lard (not
the hydrogenated stuff you buy at the grocery store) is monounsaturated.
So is about half of beef fat.

Dana

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Alan Meyer - 28 Apr 2006 17:21 GMT

> ...
> Surprisingly, some meats are a good source, too. 48% of fresh lard (not the
> hydrogenated stuff you buy at the grocery store) is monounsaturated. So is about half of
> beef fat.

I guess it's the other half that kills you :)

Alan

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Dana Carpender - 28 Apr 2006 23:56 GMT

>>...
>>Surprisingly, some meats are a good source, too. 48% of fresh lard (not the
>>hydrogenated stuff you buy at the grocery store) is monounsaturated. So is about half of
>>beef fat.
>
> I guess it's the other half that kills you :)

Actually, half of the saturated fat in beef is in the form of stearic
acid, which behaves like a monounsaturate in that it raises HDL and
lowers LDL. Good stuff.

The other big dietary source of stearic acid is chocolate. I believe
this is proof that there is a God and that She loves us.

Dana

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Karen - 29 Apr 2006 01:46 GMT

Or maybe she needs mortals to make the chocolate. :-)
(I see no reason chocolate could not be considered a food fit for gods)

It sounds at least as good as some of the other reasons I've heard for our
existence. <grin>

Karen

----snip----

> The other big dietary source of stearic acid is chocolate. I believe this
> is proof that there is a God and that She loves us.
>
> Dana

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f.ck Google - 02 May 2006 15:10 GMT

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> > ...
> > Surprisingly, some meats are a good source, too. 48% of fresh lard (not the
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> Alan

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