Juicing
Juice could help stave off Alzheimer’s: study
Thu Aug 31, 1:53 PM ET
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Drinking fruit or vegetable juice several times a week could help protect against
Alzheimer’s diseaseDrinking fruit or vegetable juice several times a week could help protect against Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study.” /> Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study.
The nine-year study published in The American Journal of Medicine involving nearly 2,000 people, led by Professor Qi Dai of Tennessee’s Vanderbilt University, showed that the risk of developing Alzheimer’s — a degenerative brain disease that affects a person’s memory, thinking and mood — was cut by 76 percent among those who drank fruit or vegetable juice more than three times a week. Among those who drank juice once a week, the risk was reduced by 16 percent. more