Preparing a home cooked meal at least once a week may cut older people’s dementia risk by 30%

https://bmjgroup.com/preparing-a-home-cooked-meal-at-least-once-a-week-may-cut-older-peoples-dementia-risk-by-30/ During the tracking period, 1195 people developed dementia (cumulative incidence 11%); 870 died and another 157 moved away before developing dementia. Analysis of the data showed that greater cooking frequency was associated with a lower risk of dementia in both men and women, but differed according to the extent of culinary competency. Cooking from scratch at least once a week was associated with a 23% lower risk of dementia in men and a 27% lower risk in women than cooking less than once a week.. And for those with few cooking skills, cooking a meal from scratch at least once a week was associated with a 67% reduction in the risk of dementia. While a high degree of culinary competency was also associated with a lower risk of dementia, cooking frequency didn’t reduce the risk of dementia further. These findings held true after accounting for potentially influential factors, such as lifestyle, household income, and years of education, and they were independent of other activities positively associated with cognitive reserve, such as crafting, volunteering, and gardening. submitted by /u/ryhaltswhiskey [link] [comments]