Red meat is a source of protein, iron, and other nutrients needed by the body. But you should not eat to excess because it is believed to increase risk of degenerative brain disease.
According to a recent study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, eating habits of red meat in large amounts associated with risk of Alzheimer's. Excessive meat consumption will increase the iron content in the body that trigger the risk of dementia.
The experts emphasized that iron plays a role is vital to the functioning of the body cells. However, if the amount is too excessive will lead to oxidative damage, where the brain will be very susceptible to this type of damage.
In his research, experts from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) analyzed 31 brains of Alzheimer's patients and 68 healthy older people. Brain scans were performed using an magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Alzheimer's patients proved to have higher levels of iron in the brain than healthy people. Of Alzheimer's patients were also found, the high iron levels associated with tissue damage in parts of the hippocampus, the area of the brain that is damaged due to early Alzheimer's.
Nevertheless, the relationship of iron levels with damage to the hippocampus was not as much to do with damage to the thalamus. Thalamus is usually a part of the brain affected by Alzheimer's disease advanced.
The researchers believe, iron can lead to brain tissue damage associated with the disease. But the good news, diet and medication interventions can help control risk factors.
Study author Dr. George Bartzokis, professor of psychiatry at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA said, the accumulation of iron in the brain can be modified by environmental factors.
"Consumption of red meat, iron supplements, and a hysterectomy before menopause are all factors that can be modified and affect the accumulation of iron in the brain," he said
According to a recent study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, eating habits of red meat in large amounts associated with risk of Alzheimer's. Excessive meat consumption will increase the iron content in the body that trigger the risk of dementia.
The experts emphasized that iron plays a role is vital to the functioning of the body cells. However, if the amount is too excessive will lead to oxidative damage, where the brain will be very susceptible to this type of damage.
In his research, experts from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) analyzed 31 brains of Alzheimer's patients and 68 healthy older people. Brain scans were performed using an magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Alzheimer's patients proved to have higher levels of iron in the brain than healthy people. Of Alzheimer's patients were also found, the high iron levels associated with tissue damage in parts of the hippocampus, the area of the brain that is damaged due to early Alzheimer's.
Nevertheless, the relationship of iron levels with damage to the hippocampus was not as much to do with damage to the thalamus. Thalamus is usually a part of the brain affected by Alzheimer's disease advanced.
The researchers believe, iron can lead to brain tissue damage associated with the disease. But the good news, diet and medication interventions can help control risk factors.
Study author Dr. George Bartzokis, professor of psychiatry at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA said, the accumulation of iron in the brain can be modified by environmental factors.
"Consumption of red meat, iron supplements, and a hysterectomy before menopause are all factors that can be modified and affect the accumulation of iron in the brain," he said
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