According to a study against 900 men and permpuan old, ate the fish 3 times a week could reduce the risk dementia until almost half him. The experts found, participants with the level of DHA highest in the beginning of the study berkemungkinan smaller 47 % got dementia and 39 % smaller got the Alzheimer illness for the study compared to the other group. Results of the study were published in Archivas of edition Neurology in November. DHA, the abbreviation from docosahexaenoic, was a kind of fatty acid. Found in the fish like salmon, sardines, and herring. The team of the researcher found, DHA apparently important reduced the risk dementia. But the experts did not promise, DHA could prevent this condition because still necessary the repeated study. The study observed 900 men and the woman was 55 to 88 years old that did not have dementia in the beginning of the study. Participants equipped survey food and underwent the inspection the level of DHA blood. Then undertook the mental skills test every time 2 years and in general was researched for 9 tahun.Dalam this period, 99 people developed dementia,including 71 people who got the Alzheimer illness.
Participants with the level of DHA highest in the beginning of the test berkemungkinan smaller developed the two conditions. The person- oaring with the level of DHA highest reported makanikan 3 times a week. This study was pure observasional. The experts not directly checked DHA to prevent dementia. This study was first proof direct relations between the inspection of the level of blood and penuruna the Alzheimer risk. DHA was often met in the healthy human brain. The fish was the source of main food from DHA. Minyak vegetables, soybean peanuts, walnut, wheat germ, and HEED also contained DHA. Selain Itu, DHA could be also obtained from the supplement.
