December 29, 2008
Alzheimer’s May Be Preventable With Diet and Supplements?
What are we going to do with grandpa? Grandpa doesn’t have Alzheimer’s yet, but last year he didn’t remember much of anything except to tell the same old stories. It’s obvious his short term memory is fading fast and he often struggles with remembering the grandkid’s names. His memory medication doesn’t seem to provide much relief and it’s very expensive.Having a friend or family member suffering from cognitive decline is reason enough for us all to be concerned ourselves. Believe it or not, 40% of people in the U.S., and elsewhere, will face some form of cognitive decline in their lifetimes. At current rates, within the next decade, the number of persons with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementias may double.Now there is increasing evidence that dietary factors play a major role in onset rates. New research suggests the disease is increasingly preventable. Non-genetic factors include upwards of 90 percent of Alzheimer’s cases. Genetic factors are linked to a receptor in the brain involved in fat metabolism.Recent studies from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet show mice given a high fat, high sugar and high cholesterol diet fo
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