Posts tagged 'alzheimer's'

A new study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease has identified a possible link between diets high in carbohydrates and Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia and one of the top ten causes of death for people over 60. The study: an overview Over the course of four years, researchers looked into the eating habits of 940 mentally healthy participants aged 70 to 89. All ...

[caption id="attachment_32330" align="alignleft" width="300"] Credit: U. Arizona[/caption] According to a University of Arizona study published in the scientific journal Neurology, high blood sugar levels could prove to be an early warning sign for Alzheimer’s disease. The study also showed that the link between high blood sugar levels and reduced brain metabolism exists regardless of whether t...