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Oranges, grapefruits, lemons and lime are part of a family of fruits known as citrus fruits. They’re sweet, brightly colored fruits that are not just full of flavor and aesthetic appeal but can also lower your likelihood of getting dementia.
Researchers from Tohoku University in Sendai, northern Japan, discovered that older adults who regularly consume oranges, lemons and other citrus fruits are less likely to develop conditions like dementia as they grow older.
Their study, which was published in the British Journal of Medical Nutrition, looked at how citrus fruits can inhibit the onset of dementia, a condition prevalent in many older adults in countries with aging populations such as Japan.
The researchers conducted a six-year-long study on over 13,000 participants that, at the beginning of the study, were at least 65 years old or older.
Upon the conclusion of the study, the researchers found out that people who ate citrus fruits three or four times a week had an 18 percent reduced risk of developing dementia. Moreover, they found that people who ate citrus almost every day had lessened their dementia risk by at least 23 percent.
With these results, the research team concluded that frequent consumption of citrus can lower the risk of developing dementia, stating that the discovery could be both a “simple and effective” solution in addressing dementia.
Dementia, the condition wherein there is a significant cognitive decline, is a growing issue in Japan. It is estimated that 4.6 million people in the country have dementia, a real risk for the aging population of the country. The country’s health ministry expects this figure to rise to 7.3 million (which is one out of five people aged 65 or older) by 2025.
Dementia isn’t the only thing that citrus fruits are good at dealing with. Here are six other reasons why you should consume more citrus fruits:
Citrus isn’t the only fruit that can help fend off dementia. Find more foods that help reduce your chances of getting this condition at Superfoods.news.
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