Snacking on seaweed can stave off Parkinson’s disease

Brown algae seaweed, already popular in some countries like Japan, appears to protect against neurodegeneration, researchers say. — dpa

Eating seaweed could help prevent Parkinson’s disease, according to researchers in Japan, where the highly nutritious plant has long been a staple crop.

A team from Osaka Metropolitan University has discovered that brown algae seaweed called ecklonia cava “appears to protect against neurodegeneration.”