Tofu linked to mental deficiency

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Tofu linked to mental deficiency

A study of Japanese-Americans has shown that those who ate the most

tofu during their mid-40s to mid-60s showed the most signs of mental

deterioration in the mid-70s to early 90s. The study was part of the

Honolulu Heart Program which began tracking the health of 8,000 men

in 1965.

Tests of cognitive function were administered to 3,734 men; brain

images were obtained from 574 and autopsy results were available for

290 to evaluate brain atrophy (test scores of 502 wives of

participants were also analysed). Researchers found both men and

women who had consumed tofu two or more times per week were twice as

likely to show some signs of impaired mental function later in life

as those who rarely ate tofu.

The lead author was Dr. Lon White of the Hawaii Centre for Health

Research and appeared in the April issue of the Journal of the

American College of Nutrition.

Katrina.

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