Warning! Tofu May Harm Your Memory

Eating high levels of some soy products, including tofu and other so-called 'superfoods,' may increase memory loss, scientists say.

Experts funded by the Alzheimer's Research Trust found a 20 per cent lower level of brain functioning compared with those eating very little of the product.

They are warning older people, particularly women and vegetarians, of the possible risks of consuming tofu and similar foods too frequently.

Researchers at Loughborough and Oxford Universities worked with Indonesian colleagues to investigate the effects of high soy consumption in elderly Indonesians living in urban and rural regions of Java.

The researchers' findings, to be published in the journal Dementias And Geriatric Cognitive Disorders this month, found a high consumption of tofu was linked with worsening memory, particularly among those in their sixties.