Exercise, healthy diet may improve cognitive skills in elders
Just
35 minutes of walking or cycling three times a week along with a healthy
diet may improve cognitive skills in older adults, a new study
suggests.
The
study, published in the journal Neurology, examined the effects of both
exercise and diet on cognitive skills.
For
the study, the team involved 160 persons with an average age of 65 and randomly
assigned them to one of the four groups -- aerobic exercise alone; DASH diet
alone; both aerobic exercise and the DASH diet; or health education, which
consisted of educational phone calls once every week or two.
The
research team found those who exercised and consumed the Dietary
Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet that is rich in fruits and
vegetables, beans, nuts, low-fat dairy products, whole grains, and lean meats,
had greater improvements compared to health education controls.
Participants
who exercised showed significant improvements in cognitive skills when compared
to those who did not exercise. Read
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