Bhaaji kha lo, beta. Reminds you of your grandmother? That’s kind of the point. It turns out that the traditional Indian, low-meat diet is really good for you. So good, in fact, that researchers from the Sunlight Nutrition and Health Research Centre in San Francisco are saying it might reduce your chances of developing Alzheimer’s disease. The traditional diets of countries such as India, Nigeria and Japan—all low on meat—have been associated with a 50-per-cent reduction in Alzheimer’s risk, according to the study, which was conducted using data from Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Egypt, Mongolia, the Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka and the US. The study was published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition.

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Featured in Harmony — Celebrate Age Magazine
October 2016