Risk of dementia linked to diet low in fruits, vegetables, beans, tea: study

Re:Risk of dementia linked to diet low in fruits, vegetables... by EMM_386 on Thursday November 11, 2021 @12:11PM (#29190349)

Serious question about inflammation.

If studies like this are claiming this is due to inflammation, and these diets are anti-inflammatory, how does this compare to taking NSAIDs daily such as aspirin, ibuprofen, etc?

Clearly eating fruits is better than taking Advil every day, but if the issue is inflammation, I would think the Advil would have a more significant clinical effect then eating berries.

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Re:Risk of dementia linked to diet low in fruits, vegetables... by markstos on Thursday November 11, 2021 @12:15PM (#29190404)

You can see the effects off too many NSAIDs here: https://www.webmd.com/arthritis/features/pain-relief-how-nsa...

Uclers and other problems in esophagus, stomach and small intestine, reduced blood flow, permanent kidney damage, extreme allergic reactions for some.

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Re:Risk of dementia linked to diet low in fruits, vegetables... by EMM_386 on Thursday November 11, 2021 @02:23PM (#29191978)

> Uclers and other problems in esophagus, stomach and small intestine, reduced blood flow, permanent kidney damage, extreme allergic reactions for some.

I have taken NSAIDs fairly frequently all my life with zero issues (so far, yes, I understand).

The question I have is, given zero side effects, was this at all beneficial in the same way eating fruits are? Outside of the obvious "yes it was beneficial for pain relief".

Pretend there are no side effects for the sake of this discussion. I'm curious about whole-body inflammation.

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