- Although medications can help minimize symptoms of Alzheimer’s, the disease is currently incurable.
- Diet is one of several lifestyle factors that may reduce or increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s.
- A new, comprehensive review has determined that diets high in plants, such as the Mediterranean diet, are most effective in decreasing Alzheimer’s risk.
- The review also notes the typical Western diet, high in meat, saturated fat, and ultra-processed foods, increases Alzheimer’s risk.
According to the
The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease, which causes around 70% of cases.
Risk factors for Alzheimer’s and other dementias include:
- age
- family history and genetics
- head injury
- high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and cardiovascular disease
- diabetes
- smoking
- excessive alcohol consumption
Recently, diet has been a focus of attention as a factor that may reduce or increase the risk of Alzheimer’s.
Now, a comprehensive review of the evidence, published in The Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, has identified what types of diet may increase a person’s likelihood of developing Alzheimer’s, and which might have a protective effect.
The authors looked at multi-country
In ecological studies, the researchers found that meat consumption was most strongly correlated with increased numbers of people with Alzheimer’s. They concluded that meat consumption was the single most important dietary risk factor for Alzheimer’s.
William B. Grant, Ph.D., study author and independent researcher, director of Sunlight, Nutrition…
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