- Over 55 million people around the world have dementia, which includes Alzheimer’s disease.
- A prominent feature of Alzheimer’s disease is plaques and tangles that form in the brain.
- Researchers from RUSH University have found a link between following either the MIND diet or the Mediterranean diet and fewer Alzheimer’s disease plaques and tangles.
More than 55 million people globally have dementia, with an estimated 10 million new cases each year. Alzheimer’s disease is a type of dementia.
While scientists still do not currently know what exactly causes Alzheimer’s disease, one of the prominent features of the condition is
Now researchers from RUSH University have found a link between following either the MIND diet or the Mediterranean diet with fewer Alzheimer’s disease plaques and tangles.
The study was recently published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Past research shows Alzheimer’s disease has a profound effect on two specific types of protein in the brain.
The first is called
The second protein negatively affected by Alzheimer’s disease is
The Mediterranean diet focuses on eating the foods people in the Mediterranean region of the world normally eat. This includes:
People following the Mediterranean diet eat very little dairy products and red meat. They also do not eat heavily processed foods, hydrogenated oils, sugary…
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