Eat plenty of berries and apples, and drink red wine and tea – that way you are far less likely to suffer from Parkinson’s, the neurological disease that affects movement. The foods are rich in flavonoids, bioactive compounds that also protect against heart disease, hypertension (raised blood pressure) and dementia.
Flavonoids seem to protect the neurons in the brain, which could reduce the risk of Parkinson’s, dementia and even possibly Alzheimer’s, according to a major new study.
Researchers profiled the health of around 130,000 people, 800 of whom had developed Parkinson’s over the previous 20 years. After analysing their diets, the researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health discovered that a flavonoid-rich diet reduced the risk of Parkinson’s by around 40 per cent.
(Source: Neurology, 2012; 78: 1112-3).
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