In common with the study published in the British Journal of Nutrition, there are a couple of limitations to the study results. As with the first report, this was an observational study, and the reason behind the need for more research.
The other limitation was the small nature of the research cohort, at just 3,342 participants. A greater number of people from across a diverse spectrum would be required for an accurate conclusion to be drawn.
Nevertheless, it does open up a potential insight into the impact of meal times on dementia risk and how it could form part of how someone reduces their likelihood of a disease which takes the lives of so many Britons every year.
Dementia is one of the world’s deadliest diseases, one which is currently incurable with few effective treatments available to fight the condition.