ISLAMABAD: Eggs are not only a delicious and nutritious breakfast option but also play a significant role in promoting brain health, according to recent research.
The Journal of Aging and Disease published a study that demonstrates that eggs can slow down brain aging and enhance health through their choline content. Choline serves as an essential brain function nutrient and its absence results in multiple cognitive impairments.
The study determined that obese individuals possessed lower choline blood levels than people who maintained a healthy body weight. Researchers described how choline deficiency results in insulin resistance, inflammation and liver failure which heightens the likelihood of developing Alzheimer’s disease together with other brain disorders.
The study discovered that choline levels decreased during a time period that preceded Alzheimer’s symptoms by several years. This finding demonstrates that sufficient choline consumption functions as a protective measure against neurodegenerative disorders.
Researchers conducted a comparison between data sets that included young obese persons and elderly people who experienced cognitive decline. The study found that metabolic stress which occurs during youth creates brain health problems that persist into adulthood.
The researchers require additional research on the link between dietary choices and cognitive performance because they have not yet achieved absolute results. Preliminary evidence indicates that choline-rich foods which include eggs, liver, cabbage, seeds, peanuts, meat, chicken, fish and dairy products provide brain health and metabolic health advantages.
Heart disease risk for men rises sharply at certain age, study finds
The research study established that men start developing an increased heart disease risk from the age of 30 until their death.
The research shows that men start experiencing heart disease risk between the ages of 30 and 40 because their risk develops seven years earlier than it does for women.
The Northwestern University study, which examined 5,100 subjects for three decades, tracked their health status from 1986 until 2020. The research study established that men should begin heart disease screenings after their 30th birthday to decrease heart disease death rates.
Researchers discovered that men aged 50 face a heart disease risk that exceeds that of women at the same age by 5 percent. The risk of heart failure and heart attack increases at an earlier age for men, while both genders experience similar stroke risks.
The study discovered that smoking and high blood pressure and diabetes create heart disease risk factors that affect men more than women.
The findings show that men reach 35 years’ old which marks the beginning of their increasing heart disease risk that continues throughout their middle-aged years.
The findings appeared in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
