Frequent meat consumption lowers the risk of dementia by 77%

This study was published in the British Medical Journal 2002 Oct 26;325(7370):932-3

 

Study title and authors:

Fish, meat, and risk of dementia: cohort study.

Barberger-Gateau P, Letenneur L, Deschamps V, Pérès K, Dartigues JF, Renaud S.

INSERM U330, Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, case n degrees 11, 146 rue Léo-Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux Cedex, France. Pascale.Barberger-Gateau@isped.u-bordeaux2.fr

 

This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12399342

 

This study investigated the association of fish and meat consumption and the risk of dementia (including Alzheimer's). The study included 1,674 participants, aged 68 years and older, who were followed for seven years.

 

The study found:

(a) Those that consumed fish once a day had a 85% reduced risk of dementia compared to those who never consumed fish.

(b) Those that consumed fish once a day had a 81% reduced risk of Alzheimer's compared to those who never consumed fish.

(c) Those that consumed meat once a day had a 77% reduced risk of dementia compared to those who never consumed meat.

(d) Those that consumed meat once a day had a 72% reduced risk of Alzheimer's compared to those who never consumed meat.