According to the Ministry of Health, Alzheimer’s disease is one of the neurodegenerative diseases, which accounts for more than half of the cases of dementia. According to scientists, the diet adopted by each person can, to a greater or lesser extent, influence the risk of developing the problem.

A study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease brings bad news for the traditional Sunday barbecue: it is among the foods that increase the risk of the disease. Information taken from R7.

Research shows that Alzheimer’s disease may be linked to barbecue and hot dogs. Photo: República/`Pixabay

The competition also includes hamburgers, hot dogs, saturated fat, high sugar foods, meat (especially red meat), refined grains and meats, and processed foods. According to experts, this style of eating follows the Western model.

Traditional diets followed in China, Japan and India, in addition to the Mediterranean diet with high vegetable consumption, have been shown to reduce the risk of developing the disease.

The study also said that the incidence rate gradually increased as these countries began to adopt the Western model.

The authors noted that meat was a major food that increased the risk of this type of dementia by increasing factors such as inflammation, insulin resistance, oxidative stress and saturated fat.

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It is also associated with ultra-processed foods that are poor in vitamins, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant components, which worsen the risk of obesity and diabetes, predisposing factors for the disease.

The authors identify poverty as a risk factor because these options help provide energy more cheaply to the body, at the expense of more nutritious foods that may cost more.

Meanwhile, colorful and green leafy vegetables, fruits, legumes, nuts, omega-3 fatty acids and whole grains will be responsible for protecting against the onset of the disease.