Is high consumption of Tofu, hurting your memory?
July 7th 2008 00:36
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Eating high levels of some soy products, including tofu and other so-called 'superfoods,' may increase memory loss, scientists say.
Experts funded by the Alzheimer's Research Trust found a 20 per cent lower level of brain functioning compared with those eating very little of the product.
They are warning older people, particularly women and vegetarians, of the possible risks of consuming tofu and similar foods too frequently.
Researchers at Loughborough and Oxford Universities worked with Indonesian colleagues to investigate the effects of high soy consumption in elderly Indonesians living in urban and rural regions of Java.
The researchers' findings, to be published in the journal Dementias And Geriatric Cognitive Disorders this month, found a high consumption of tofu was linked with worsening memory, particularly among those in their sixties.
Tofu and other products such as soya fortified milk are made from the soya plant, which contains isoflavones, or plant hormones, believed to have beneficial effects on health.
But there are fears that older people on a soy-rich diet may be getting an extra boost of oestrogen-like hormones at a time of life when they are likely to damage brain functioning rather than improve it.
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Comment by Jessicca
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There goes the vegetarians and non-dairy consume patients!
I believe you cannot just link with one type of food with a certain disease... it could link to some other things.
But mostly anyone who doesn't exercise their brain once a while would have problems too.
Anyway. Great article and notification, not to mention the signature tune... when I stared at it "Twilight Zone" theme music runs in my mind again...
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Comment by Thoraiya Dyer
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What I find most curious is that something that's really good for you at one stage of life can be potentially harmful at another stage of life...so that you can't dole out simplistic advice like, "don't eat this" or "do eat that"... instead you have to tailor your advice to the individual.
Which can only be good
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