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My late Grandma, she live in an island, eat fish till 80 years old, then later she begin to eat meat, she die at the age of 99. The following research may make sense..

Fishing for answers to Alzheimer's
By Kathleen Fackelmann, USA TODAY
Shannon Adkins eats fish — lots of fish — for the most powerful of reasons: She's determined to avoid her mother's fate.

Adkins is only 32. But her mother, Suzie Smith, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease at age 52. Five years later, Smith can't feed or dress herself.

Could something as simple as eating fish save Adkins from a disease that is progressively destroying her mother's mind? Well, there's fresh evidence that fish — often dubbed "brain food" — also may be something far more potent: brain-saving food. (Related recipes: Check out dishes that are good for your noggin)

People who frequently eat fish may protect themselves from Alzheimer's, according to separate scientific studies by top researchers at Tufts University in Boston, Rush University in Chicago and the University of California-Los Angeles. Read More...

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