A new study conducted by researchers at The University of California Irvine suggests that folates or B-vitamin nutrients found in oranges, legumes, leafy green vegetables and folic acid supplements are more effective in limiting Alzheimer's disease risk than antioxidants and other nutrients.

The team led by Maria Corrada and Dr Claudia Kawas of UC Irvine's Institute for Brain Aging and Dementia analyzed the diets of non-demented men and women aged 60 and older.

They compared the food nutrient and supplement intake of those who later developed Alzheimer's disease to the intake of those who did not develop the disease.

"Although folates appear to be more beneficial than other nutrients, the primary message should be that overall healthy diets seem to have an impact on limiting Alzheimer's disease risk," Corrada added.

The researchers used data from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging to identify the relationship between dietary factors and Alzheimer's disease risk. Between 1984 and 1991, study volunteers provided detailed dietary diaries, which included supplement intake and calorie amounts, for a typical seven-day period.

CLICK HEREAustralian scientists have made an significant discovery that could lead to a new treatment for Alzheimer's disease.

After a 17-year search, they have identified a protein in the brain that makes the illness get worse.

Having found it, they believe there is a good chance they will be able to work out a way of turning it off.

Researchers have long suspected inflammation in the brain might cause diseases like Alzheimer's.

For years they have been looking for the protein which causes the inflammation and now they have found it.

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CNN.com - CLICK TO READ ARTICLEExercise can't hold off the effects of aging, but it can improve an elderly person's chances of hanging onto an independent lifestyle, researchers said, citing a new study that brought both good and bad news.

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