- The number of people with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia is expected to triple by 2050.
- Cognitive behavior, motor function, and blood lipid (fats) levels can all play a role in Alzheimer’s disease development.
- Researchers at the University of California, Davis, found that following a ketogenic (keto) diet may significantly decrease blood levels of tau protein in a rat model of Alzheimer’s disease.
- The keto diet also helped decrease blood lipid levels in the animal model.
A new study in female rat models, conducted by researchers at the University of California, Davis, has found that following the ketogenic — or keto diet, for short — may significantly decrease blood levels of
The study, recently published in the journal Aging, also found that animals in the Alzheimer’s disease model following the keto diet also experienced a decrease in their blood lipid (fats) levels.
Past studies have linked
With the number of people around the world with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia expected to
In this study, scientists focused on finding ways to improve cognitive behavior, motor function, and blood lipids, which can all play a role in Alzheimer’s disease development.
“Cognitive deficits are a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease and decreases in motor function occur as the disease progresses,” Jennifer Rutkowsky, PhD, an associate project scientist in the Department of Molecular Biosciences in the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis, and lead author of this study explained to Medical News Today.
“There is also evidence that elevated levels of blood fatty acids and cholesterol are…
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