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BERRIES MAY PROTECT AGAINST PARKINSON’S
study by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health, in Boston, presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 63rd annual meeting, confirms that eating berries can lower the risk of Parkinson’s disease. The study involved 49,281 men and 80,336 women that were monitored for 20 to 22 years. The researchers concluded that the women who
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consumed the most anthocyanins, a class of flavonoids found mostly in berries, had a lower risk of developing the disease than those whose diet contained less or different classes of flavonoids. For men, berry anthocyanins, as well as flavonoids found in apples and oranges and other rich dietary sources, made a significant dif- ference in their freedom from the disease.
PREVENTING GUM DISEASE R
esearchers from the Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health have found that dietary intake of the polyunsaturated fats found in fish have anti-inflammatory properties and show promise for the effective treatment and prevention of periodontitis. Study results were published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. Periodontitis is a common inflammatory disease,
in which the supporting bone and fibers that hold teeth in place become dam- aged. Pockets can form below the gum line that trap food and plaque, which if left unchecked, can result in structural bone and tooth loss. Proper dental treatment and improved home care can usually help prevent further damage.
Source: Elsevier Health Sciences, 2010
Play Together, Stay Together A
new study
has con- firmed an old adage: A family that plays together,
stays together. According to researchers from Canada’s Concordia and Wilfrid Laurier universities, shared leisure is vital in the formation of bonds that can bridge generations. “Shared leisure time allows grand- children and their grandparents to establish common interests that in turn enable them to develop strong inter- generational relationships,” explains Concordia Professor Shannon Heb- blethwaite. Grandparents often use get-togethers as opportunities to share family histories, personal experiences and life lessons and to teach, mentor and pass on values, traditions and fam- ily legacies.
The study builds on previous re- search that found how healthy intergen- erational connections help grandparents age better and exhibit more positive feelings about life. Family cohesiveness also tends to sharpen youngsters’ sense of empathy as adults.
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