Want to stay sharp in your senior years? Spanish researchers have some dietary advice: olive oil and nuts. HealthDay
reports that researchers in Barcelona studied the memory and thinking skills of 450 older adults, average age 67. The participants were randomly assigned to add a liter (about 33 ounces) of extra virgin olive oil per week to their Mediterranean diet, or to supplement their Mediterranean diet with 30 grams (roughly 1 ounce) per day of a mixture of walnuts, hazelnuts and almonds. Another group followed a low-fat diet. Four years later, researchers saw improvements in memory and thinking of both groups on the Mediterranean diet, compared to the group on the low-fat diet.
Health, fitness and lifestyle tips for people over 50 who still like to play hard
Monday, April 21, 2025
Adding one liter of Olive oil will add about 4,125 calories each and every week. Well over a pound of weight gain a week.
So get more exercise.