http://www.medicalpost.com/mpcontent/article.jsp?content=/content/EXTRACT/RAWART/3617/28b.html Tofu linked to mental deficiency A study of Japanese-Americans has shown that those who ate the most tofu during their mid-40s to mid-60s showed the most signs of mental deterioration in the mid-70s to early 90s. The study was part of the Honolulu Heart Program which began tracking the health of 8,000 men in 1965. Tests of cognitive function were administered to 3,734 men; brain images were obtained from 574 and autopsy results were available for 290 to evaluate brain atrophy (test scores of 502 wives of participants were also analysed). Researchers found both men and women who had consumed tofu two or more times per week were twice as likely to show some signs of impaired mental function later in life as those who rarely ate tofu. The lead author was Dr. Lon White of the Hawaii Centre for Health Research and appeared in the April issue of the Journal of the American College of Nutrition. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Back to Contents -------------------------------------------------------------------------- © Copyright 2003 The Medical Post. All rights reserved.
