Abin da ke da kyau ga hanji ga tsofaffi shi ma yana da kyau ga kwakwalwarsu. Wani bincike mai ban mamaki ya gano cewa furotin da ake samu a kullum da kuma kari na prebiotics sun inganta aikin ƙwaƙwalwa a cikin mutane sama da shekaru 60.
Sakamakon wannan binciken, wanda aka buga a farkon shekarar da ta gabata, yana da ban sha'awa, musamman idan aka yi la'akari da cewa an yi amfani da gwaje-gwajen ƙwaƙwalwar gani da koyo iri ɗaya don gano alamun farko na cutar Alzheimer.
Wannan binciken da aka yi wa kallon ido biyu ya ƙunshi wasu magunguna biyu masu rahusa waɗanda aka yi da zare mai tushen shuke-shuke waɗanda ake samu a shagunan magani a faɗin duniya.
Prebiotics abubuwa ne da ba za a iya narkewar su ba waɗanda ke taimakawa wajen ƙarfafa microflora na hanji. Wani nau'in ƙarin abinci shine inulin, wani sinadari mai gina jiki wanda aka yi da fructan. Wani kuma shine fructooligosaccharides (FOS), carbohydrates masu tushen tsirrai waɗanda aka saba amfani da su azaman zaki na halitta mai ƙarancin kalori.
Domin gwada tasirin waɗannan kari ga kwakwalwa a tsufa, masu bincike daga Kwalejin King's London sun ɗauki tagwaye guda 36 masu shekaru 60 zuwa sama.
An raba kowace tagwaye zuwa ƙungiyoyi biyu bazuwar: ƙungiya ɗaya ta ɗauki foda mai furotin wanda ke ɗauke da prebiotics kowace rana, ɗayan kuma ta ɗauki foda mai furotin wanda ke ɗauke da placebo kowace rana.
Watanni uku bayan haka, a gwaje-gwajen fahimta, tagwayen da ba su san ko suna shan inulin ko fructooligosaccharide ba sun fi yin aiki yadda ya kamata.
Bugu da ƙari, shan sinadarin fiber na abinci na yau da kullun yana da alaƙa da ƙananan canje-canje a cikin ƙwayoyin cuta na hanji na tagwaye. Misali, tagwaye da ke shan inulin ko fructooligosaccharides suna da yawan bifidobacteria masu amfani.
Nazarin da aka yi a kan beraye ya nuna cewa bifidobacteria na iya rage matsalar fahimta ta hanyar daidaita alaƙar da ke tsakanin hanji da kwakwalwa.
"Muna matukar farin ciki da ganin waɗannan canje-canjen cikin makonni 12 kacal. Wannan yana da tasiri mai mahimmanci ga inganta lafiyar kwakwalwa da ƙwaƙwalwar ajiya ga tsofaffi," in ji Mary N. Lockley, mai bincike kan tsofaffi a Kwalejin King's London, lokacin da aka buga sakamakon binciken a watan Maris na 2024.
"Buɗe sirrin tsarin kwakwalwa da hanji zai iya bai wa mutane damar rayuwa mai koshin lafiya da tsawon rai."
Kwalejin King's ce ke da mafi girman rajistar tagwaye a Burtaniya, kuma nazarin tagwaye yana da matukar muhimmanci wajen fahimtar tasirin kwayoyin halitta da muhalli kan lafiyar ɗan adam.
Nazarin da aka yi a baya a kan beraye ya nuna cewa ƙarin abinci mai yawan fiber kamar inulin da fructooligosaccharides na iya "ciyar" da ƙwayoyin cuta na hanji, wanda ke ba da damar ƙwayoyin cuta "masu kyau" su bunƙasa.
An kuma danganta wasu ƙwayoyin cuta da inganta aikin fahimta a cikin beraye da mutane.
Shaidu da ke ƙaruwa suna nuna alaƙar da ke tsakanin hanji da kwakwalwa. Wasu ƙwararru yanzu sun gamsu da waɗannan binciken, har ma sun kira hanji a matsayin "ƙwaƙwalwa ta biyu."
Wani bincike da aka gudanar kwanan nan kan tagwaye a Kwalejin King's London ya nuna cewa cin wasu "abinci masu ƙarfafa kwakwalwa" na iya zama wata hanya mai kyau ta magance matsalar fahimta.
Duk da cewa prebiotics na iya inganta wasu fannoni na aikin fahimta a cikin tsofaffi, kamar ƙwaƙwalwa da saurin sarrafawa, babu wata alama da ke nuna fa'idodi masu mahimmanci na ilimin halittar jiki.
Duk da cewa inulin da fructooligosaccharides suna da mahimmanci wajen kiyaye lafiyar tsoka da ƙashi, asarar tsoka ba ta inganta ba a cikin tsofaffin tagwayen da suka sha ƙarin sinadarin fiber.
"Waɗannan zare na shuka masu araha, waɗanda ba a saya ba, na iya amfanar da mutane iri-iri a waɗannan lokutan da tattalin arziki ke cikin mawuyacin hali. Suna da aminci kuma suna samuwa cikin sauƙi," in ji Claire Stevens, likitan tsofaffi a Kwalejin King's London.
"Aikinmu na gaba shi ne mu ga ko za a iya ci gaba da waɗannan tasirin a cikin dogon lokaci da kuma a cikin babban yawan jama'a."
Yawancin tagwayen da aka yi a wannan binciken mata ne. Duk da cewa masu binciken sun daidaita sakamakon don bambance-bambancen jinsi, sun kuma yarda cewa akwai wasu nuna son kai a cikin ƙungiyar tagwayen KCL.
A wata ma'anar, mata sun fi kamuwa da cutar Alzheimer, kuma irin waɗannan bincike suna goyon bayan ra'ayin da ke fitowa cewa raguwar fahimta ba koyaushe cutar kwakwalwa ba ce kuma yana iya kasancewa yana da alaƙa da abubuwan waje.
Hanji yana da alaƙa da tsarin jiki da yawa, gami da tsarin garkuwar jiki da tsarin jijiyoyi na tsakiya. Ƙara ƙwayoyin cuta na hanji tare da wasu prebiotics da probiotics na iya buɗe hanyar magance cututtuka daban-daban.
Lokacin Saƙo: Disamba-31-2025