X-Message-Number: 12051 Date: Sat, 3 Jul 1999 08:34:00 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug Skrecky <> Subject: (fwd) Re: Mediterranean diet can help prevent memory loss From: "Chiara" <> Newsgroups: alt.support.mult-sclerosis >>Tuesday May 11 6:10 PM ET >>Mediterranean diet can help prevent memory >loss >>NEW YORK, May 11 (Reuters Health) -- While >the heart-smart benefits of >>the typical Mediterranean diet are well >established, new research >>suggests that such diets, which are rich in >olive oil, may also stave >>off age-related memory loss in healthy, >elderly people. >>In the May issue of the journal Neurology, >researchers led by Dr. >>Antonio Capurso of the University of Bari in >Italy, report that of 278 >>senior citizens, those who consumed diets >high in monounsaturated fats >>were less likely to experience age-related >cognitive decline compared >>with people who ate less monounsaturated >fats. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=12051