EATING WELL MAY SLOW
HEARING LOSS IN WOMEN
Many people lose some of their
hearing as they get older. Experts
say that, of those over
the age of 75, about half have
hearing loss. Not being able to
hear well can make it hard to
communicate. That can affect
relationships with loved ones,
friends, and coworkers.
A new study shows that
women who have a pattern of
healthy eating have a lower risk
of hearing loss than women who
don’t eat well. A healthy eating
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pattern includes lots of vegetables,
fruits, and whole grains. It limits
sugar, salt, and animal fat.
The study took place between
1991 and 2013. Women taking
part in the study were all professional
nurses. Every 4 years, the
researchers asked the women to
recall what they had eaten over the
past year. About 71,000 women
responded to the questionnaires.
The research team also asked
the women whether they had noticed
a hearing problem. During
the study, more than 2,000 women
said they had developed moderate
or worse hearing loss.
The team used the reports of
food intake to group the women
by diet patterns. They compared
women with the healthiest pattern
to those with the least healthy pattern.
The women with the healthiest
diet pattern were less likely to
have a hearing problem.
“Interestingly, we observed
that those following an overall
healthy diet had a lower risk of
moderate or worse hearing loss,”
says researcher Dr. Sharon G.
Curhan at Brigham and Women’s
Hospital. “Eating well contributes
to overall good health, and it may
also be helpful in reducing the risk
of hearing loss.”
Because the study included
only women, more research is
needed to see whether the results
also apply to men.
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