Home Cooking Linked to Lower Dementia Risk After 65

Researchers in Japan studied older adults to learn about cooking and dementia.

They followed 10,978 people who were at least 65 years old.

The study lasted six years.

During that time, 1,195 people developed dementia serious enough to need long-term care.

People who cooked at home at least once a week had a lower risk than people who cooked less often.

This shows an association between home cooking and dementia risk.

It does not prove that cooking directly prevents dementia.

The findings were published in a medical research journal.