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fredag, augusti 26, 2011

High salt, low activity also bad for brain health

Research has shown consuming too much salt and being inactive leads to heart disease, but now a new study shows the same combination also can be bad for brain health.

Canadian researchers studied the salt intake and physical activity levels of 1,262 healthy men and women ages 67 to 84 over three years and found those with the highest levels of sodium (3,091 milligrams a day and greater) and the lowest levels of exercise tended to show poorer cognitive performance than those with a low sodium intake and an active lifestyle. The findings were published in the journal Neurobiology of Aging.

Read more >> http://yourlife.usatoday.com/health/story/2011-08-23/High-salt-low-activity-also-bad-for-brain-health/50110892/1

          
Försiktighet med salt har varit en av ledstjärnorna för mig sedan några år. För att inte tala om socker där jag tyvärr har slarvat lite i sommar (karameller och kakor)




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