Alzheimer's disease is considered extremely dangerous, since getting rid of it, and also prevent, is quite difficult. But some methods do exist: they include eating beets.

Research in this area was carried out by scientific experts from the University of South Florida. They proved that beets can help in the fight against Alzheimer's disease. The fact is that this vegetable contains a combination of betanin, which gives the beetroot such a color. But most importantly, betanin is able to slow the formation of toxic proteinaceous plaques in the brain that are directly related to the disease.

"Our data suggest that the betanine compound contained in the beet extract can be used as an inhibitor of certain chemical reactions in the brain that are involved in the progression of Alzheimer's disease. This is just the first step, but we hope that our results will encourage other scientists to look for structures like betanin that can be used to develop drugs that make life easier for patients with Alzheimer's, "says Dr. Lee-Jun Ming.

According to forecasts, the number of victims of Alzheimer's disease will be three times more by 2050.

The professor claims that damage occurs when proteins (beta-amyloids) attach to metals, such as iron and copper. This can lead to abnormal protein folding and the formation of toxic plaques.

It is worth saying that betanine does not completely stop the process, but it can reduce oxidation to 90 percent. This can slow the formation of beta-amyloid proteins, considered the main cause of the development of a terrible disease. It is also known that beet juice improves cognitive ability.

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