Boosting fruit intake during midlife can ward off late-life blues
29 Jul 2024 by Ted Escobedo
2 min read
Populations are rapidly aging worldwide, and there is an increased prevalence of late-life depressive symptoms among older adults, which include depressed feelings, lack of pleasure, delayed cognitive processing and reduced volitional activity, often accompanied by loss of appetite, insomnia, poor concentration, and increased fatigue. This has been related to underlying neurodegenerative changes in the brain associated with aging. The growing imperative to keep older adults in good health has spurred extensive research into approaches that could prevent late-life depression, and accumulating evidence has revealed the plausible role of dietary factors in protecting against depression in aging. Could specific diet or food items consumed earlier in life have an impact on mental well-being in later years? In a longitudinal study conducted by the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), involving 13,738 participants from the large population-based Singapore Chinese Health Study that tracked participants through their mid-life to later life spanning about 20 years, researchers found that participants who consumed higher quantities of fruits earlier in life exhibited a reduced likelihood of experiencing depressive symptoms later in life.
Know more: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240722155127.htm
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