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Have a steak instead

2008-07-08 03:37:47.208665+00 by Dan Lyke 1 comments

Brain Aging and Midlife Tofu Consumption:

Results: Poor cognitive test performance, enlargement of ventricles and low brain weight were each significantly and independently associated with higher midlife tofu consumption.

High Tofu Intake Is Associated with Worse Memory in Elderly Indonesian Men and Women. BBC News Article on that paper.

As a poster in the SE thread observed, correlation doesn't imply causation: We don't know if the tofu caused the brain damage, or if brain damage caused increased tofu consumption...

[ related topics: Psychology, Psychiatry and Personality Health Physiology ]

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#Comment Re: made: 2008-07-08 11:47:24.565293+00 by: petronius

Why would you want to remember eating tofu anyway?