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It Happens Only in India

By: Santosh :+: Under: It Happens Only in India
On: ⋅ January 9, 2007 ⋅

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More specifically for the brain. The hero in this story is our very own curry.

Turmeric

From adorning a bride to treating grandma

From BBC.com:

A spicy ingredient of many curries may be an effective treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, say researchers.

A team from the University of California at Los Angeles believes that turmeric may play a role in slowing down the progression of the neurodegenerative disease.

I can deal with this medication

Curry, of course, is an all-encompassing term used to describe any spicy dish. Try explaining that to people in smalltown USA.

Friend/colleague: “Oh I love Indian curry.”

Me: “Oh yea? You love which specific curry?”

Friend/colleague: “There’s more than one? I like the one with vegetables/(insert meat) we had in the Indian restaurant the other day.”

Me(exasperated and defeated): “Oh that one!”

The finding may help to explain why rates of Alzheimer’s are much lower among the elderly in India than in their Western peers.

Previous studies have found that Alzheimer’s affects just 1% of people over the age of 65 living in some Indian villages.

In other related news, researchers have discovered that the British and desi way of drinking tea/chai may not be all that beneficial to the heart.

The British way of drinking tea with milk may block the cardiovascular benefits of the catechins, according to a small study that highlights the need for nutrition studies to consider confounding factors from the surrounding food matrix.

Chai Black Tea

“Mo’ curry, no mo’ milk with tea”
This may be the desi (and soon worldwide) mantra to a more healthy lifestyle.

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4 comments for “Food for thought”

1: bess | January 11, 2007, 10:58 am | Direct Link

You mean you don’t find it amazing when Small Town USA Citizen says he loves curry?! Really, it’s what was listed on the menu at the restaurant…perhaps if the resto listed it as sambar or turmeric veggies, etc…then that’s what Jo Citizen would call it…I’m just amazed the average American meat/potatoes type even tried the dish. And please tell me that soy milk in tea doesn’t apply to the new health findings.
p.s. I love the new look of the blog. Smart!

2: Santosh | January 11, 2007, 3:16 pm | Direct Link

Never thought about it that way but you’re right. I guess since I know the difference between burger and steak I expect the average Jo to know the difference between curries. But your point is well taken.

3: Santosh | January 11, 2007, 3:17 pm | Direct Link

Oh and thanks for the feedback.

4: Über Desi | Indian grocery stores: still considered exotic | May 20, 2008, 10:04 am | Direct Link

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