"pearl" wrote in message ...
"Rodney Long" wrote in message ...
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Lacking animal fat, in your diet, is not the only reason for mental
illness, yet it is a major cause of it, among those who don't eat meat

How many times a week do you recommend that people eat an average
portion of meat (animal protein and fat), in order to enjoy maximum
benefit to brain function and mental health, and avoid mental illness?

Looks like Rodney's lost his appetite. Guess we'll have to
go by what he says he eats - "I eat MEAT three times a day,
I'm 53 years old," - Rodney Long, 14 November 2006 03:26 .....

'Senile Dementia and Meat Eating
Lumen Foods "Lab Notes" for July 14, 2000

Age concern for meat eaters as new study suggests links
between meat-eating and senile dementia.

Meat-eaters may be more than twice as likely to develop
senile dementia as their vegetarian counterparts, according to
the findings of a study conducted at California's Loma Linda
University.

Dementia is widely recognized as a major medical, social and
economic problem in developed countries where the over 65's
account for an increasingly high percentage of the population.

In the UK, around 20 percent of the total population are aged
over 65. Some five to seven percent of the over 65's are
estimated to suffer moderate or severe dementia; while mild,
early and borderline demented states affect 10 to 50 per cent.
Research has suggested a link between diet and dementia; and
it is possible Alzheimer's Disease and the similar Senile Dementia
of the Alzheimer Type (SDAT) may involve an infectious
component which is spread by an infectious mechanism.

Researchers from the Department of Preventative Medicine
at Loma Linda University investigated the relationship between
animal product consumption and evidence of dementia in two
cohort substudies. The first involved 272 age and postal area
matched Californian residents: 68 vegan, 68 lacto-ovo-vegetarian
and 136 meat-eaters (described as 'heavy' meat-eaters,
consuming meat more than four times weekly). The second
substudy included 2,984 unmatched subjects residing within the
Loma Linda area. All participants were enrolled in the Adventist
Health Study.

In the matched substudy, it was found subjects who ate meat
were more than twice as likely to become demented as their
vegetarian counterparts. This increased to three times as likely
when past meat consumption was taken into account. No
difference was observed between the lacto-ovo-vegetarians
and vegans.

The unmatched substudy found no significant difference in the
incidence of dementia in meat-eaters and vegetarians. It is
suggested that this was due to the unmatched study being unable
to detect the effects of 'heavy' meat consumption. This, in turn,
suggests it is possible that there is minimal or no difference
between the incidence of dementia in vegetarians and occasional
meat-eaters (less than four times/week). Delayed onset of
dementia in vegetarians was detectable in both substudies. In the
unmatched substudy only one person who had been vegetarian
for 30 years developed probable dementia before the age of 75,
whereas nine meat-eaters did. A similar trend was observed in
the matched substudy.

The hypothesis that animal-product consumption may be linked
to senile dementia has previously been proposed by Alzheimer's
researchers. The findings from this preliminary study support
their views and indicates further research is warranted.

Giem, P. et al (1993) The incidence of dementia and intake of
animal products: preliminary findings from the Adventist Health
Study. Neuroepidemiology v. 11 p.28-36

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