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"If you&amp;#39;re jonesing for a steak&amp;#8212;or other iron-rich foods, like spinach, liver, or nuts&amp;#8212;here&amp;#39;s your perfect excuse. A new study has suggested that foods rich in iron may help cut the risk of dementia and Alzheimer&amp;#39;s later in life.\nPinterestFacebookResearchers studied more than 2,500 people between the ages of 70 and 79 and found that anemia is common in older people&amp;#8212;up to 23 percent of adults over the age of 65. Of the 393 men and women who were anemic at the start, 23 percent later developed dementia, compared with 17 percent of the almost 2,000 others who were not anemic.\nDr. Kristine Yaffe, an author of the study from the University of California at San Francisco, says that anemia may play a role in dementia by reducing oxygen supplies to the brain&amp;#8212;which can then damage neurons and possibly reduce memory and thinking abilities.\nIron is an &amp;quot;essential nutrient&amp;quot;&amp;#8212;we have to get it through what we eat, and nearly 80 percent of us don&amp;#39;t get enough. When we don&amp;#39;t get enough, oxygen reaches our muscles and organs more slowly, which can lead to less energy, headache, irritability, shortness of breath, brittle nails, and lightheadedness. Want some more iron in your diet? Try one of these sources:\n3 ounces of beef or chicken liver\n3 ounces of clams, mollusks, or mussels\n3 ounces of oysters\nBreakfast cereals enriched with iron\n1 cup of cooked beans\n1/2 cup of tofu\n1 ounce of pumpkin, sesame, or squash seeds\n3 ounces of cooked beef\n3 ounces of cooked turkey\n1/2 cup of canned lima beans, red kidney beans, chickpeas, or split peas\n1 cup of dried apricots\n1 medium baked potato\n1 medium stalk of broccoli\n1 cup of cooked enriched egg noodles\n1/4 cup of wheat germ\nDo you make it a point to eat foods rich in iron?\nPhoto: Thinkstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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