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Dementia linked to narrow diets featuring processed meats, study suggests
https://inews.co.uk/news/health/dementia...th-2546928
EXCERPT: People whose diets consist mostly of highly processed meats, starchy foods such as potatoes and snacks including biscuits and cakes are more likely to get dementia in old age, a study has suggested. Researchers said their findings showed that how such meats are consumed - and not just how much - could be an important factor for dementia prevention.
[...] The study, which has been published in the journal Neurology, said people who developed dementia were more likely to combine processed meats with starchy foods, alcohol and unhealthy snacks. However, people without dementia were more likely to accompany meat with more diverse foods, including fruit, vegetables and seafood.
“This may suggest that frequency with which processed meat is combined with other unhealthy foods, rather than average quantity, may be important for dementia risk,” said study author Cécilia Samieri from the University of Bordeaux in France. People who did not have dementia were more likely to have a more diverse diet overall, according to the study. (MORE - details)
Coffee makes you more sensitive to sweetness, study shows
https://www.news-medical.net/news/202004...shows.aspx
RELEASE: Sweet food is even sweeter when you drink coffee. This is shown by the result of research from Aarhus University. The results have just been published in the scientific journal Foods.
Coffee lovers with a penchant for dark chocolate now have a scientific explanation for why the two are a perfect match. A study from Aarhus University shows that coffee makes you more sensitive to sweetness.
In the study, 156 test subjects had their sense of smell and taste tested before and after drinking coffee. The researchers found no changes tin their sense of smell, but they found that the sense of taste was affected.
To rule out the possibility that caffeine in the coffee could be a factor, the researchers repeated the experiment using decaffeinated coffee. With the same result. "It's probably some of the bitter substances in the coffee that create this effect," says Alexander Wieck Fjældstad. "This may explain that if you enjoy a piece of dark chocolate with your coffee, it's taste is much milder, because the bitterness is downplayed and the sweetness is enhanced," he continues.
According to the researcher, the study sheds some light on a new aspect of our knowledge about our senses of smell and taste. "We already know that our senses have an effect on each other, but it's a surprise that our registration of sweetness and bitterness is so easily influenced."
According to Alexander Wieck Fjældstad, the results maybe provide us with a better understanding of how our taste buds work. "More research in this area could have significance for how we regulate the way in which we use sugar and sweeteners as food additives. Improved knowledge can potentially be utilised to reduce sugar and calories in our food, which would be beneficial for a number of groups, including those who are overweight and diabetes patients," he explains.
https://inews.co.uk/news/health/dementia...th-2546928
EXCERPT: People whose diets consist mostly of highly processed meats, starchy foods such as potatoes and snacks including biscuits and cakes are more likely to get dementia in old age, a study has suggested. Researchers said their findings showed that how such meats are consumed - and not just how much - could be an important factor for dementia prevention.
[...] The study, which has been published in the journal Neurology, said people who developed dementia were more likely to combine processed meats with starchy foods, alcohol and unhealthy snacks. However, people without dementia were more likely to accompany meat with more diverse foods, including fruit, vegetables and seafood.
“This may suggest that frequency with which processed meat is combined with other unhealthy foods, rather than average quantity, may be important for dementia risk,” said study author Cécilia Samieri from the University of Bordeaux in France. People who did not have dementia were more likely to have a more diverse diet overall, according to the study. (MORE - details)
Coffee makes you more sensitive to sweetness, study shows
https://www.news-medical.net/news/202004...shows.aspx
RELEASE: Sweet food is even sweeter when you drink coffee. This is shown by the result of research from Aarhus University. The results have just been published in the scientific journal Foods.
Coffee lovers with a penchant for dark chocolate now have a scientific explanation for why the two are a perfect match. A study from Aarhus University shows that coffee makes you more sensitive to sweetness.
In the study, 156 test subjects had their sense of smell and taste tested before and after drinking coffee. The researchers found no changes tin their sense of smell, but they found that the sense of taste was affected.
To rule out the possibility that caffeine in the coffee could be a factor, the researchers repeated the experiment using decaffeinated coffee. With the same result. "It's probably some of the bitter substances in the coffee that create this effect," says Alexander Wieck Fjældstad. "This may explain that if you enjoy a piece of dark chocolate with your coffee, it's taste is much milder, because the bitterness is downplayed and the sweetness is enhanced," he continues.
According to the researcher, the study sheds some light on a new aspect of our knowledge about our senses of smell and taste. "We already know that our senses have an effect on each other, but it's a surprise that our registration of sweetness and bitterness is so easily influenced."
According to Alexander Wieck Fjældstad, the results maybe provide us with a better understanding of how our taste buds work. "More research in this area could have significance for how we regulate the way in which we use sugar and sweeteners as food additives. Improved knowledge can potentially be utilised to reduce sugar and calories in our food, which would be beneficial for a number of groups, including those who are overweight and diabetes patients," he explains.