Common ingredient could reduce risk of dementia death by 28%

A common ingredient that many of us use almost every day reduces the risk of death from dementia by up to 28%, according to new research. A study of 92,383 American adults found that those who consumed seven grams or more of olive oil per day had a 28 percent reduction in dementia-related deaths, reports The Express.

The JAMA Network Open analysis collected data from 1990 to 2023, which was published Monday, Medical News reports. Study participants, 65.6 percent of whom were women, had 4,751 dementia-related deaths over 33 years.

Department of Nutrition, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, said: “Opting olive oil, a natural product, instead of more processed fats such as margarine and mayonnaise, is a safe choice and may reduce the risk of fatal dementia.

“Interventional studies are needed to confirm the causal effect and optimal amount of olive oil,” Medscape Medical News reports.

JAMA Network Open wrote in its published study: “Olive oil intake was inversely associated with dementia-related mortality in age-stratified and multivariate-adjusted models.

“Compared with participants with the lowest olive oil intake, the pooled HR for dementia death among participants with the highest olive oil intake (>7 g/day) was 0.72 (CI 95 %, 0.64-0.81), after adjustment for sociodemographics. and lifestyle factors.”

Dementia is a general term that describes a decline in memory, problem solving, language and other cognitive functions that interferes with daily life, according to the Alzheimer’s Association.

Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia, but there are over 200 subtypes of the disease.

In 2023, an estimated 6.7 million Americans over age 65 were living with Alzheimer’s, the National Institutes of Health reports.