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Lower risk of Alzheimer's disease with diet?
The Mediterranean diet features a high intake of vegetables, legumes, fruits, and cereals; a high intake of unsaturated fatty acids, mostly in the form of olive oil; a low intake of saturated fatty acids; a moderately high intake of fish; a low to moderate intake of dairy products, mostly as cheese or yogurt; a low intake of meat or poultry; and finally, a regular but moderate amount of alcohol, usually wine, generally taken with meals.Previous research has shown that following a Mediterranean diet is protective against a variety of conditions, including hypertension, coronary heart disease, dyslipidemia, diabetes, obesity, and certain cancers, and is related to a reduction in all-cause mortality in the general population. In particular, investigations have shown that higher adherence to the Mediterranean diet is associated with a lower risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD), as well as prolonged survival in AD (Ann Neurol. 2006;59:912–921; Neurology. 2007;69:1084–1093).
Recently, a report from the Washington Heights-Inwood Columbia Aging Project (WHICAP) suggested that elderly subjects who followed a Mediterranean diet were less likely to develop mild cognitive impairment and were also less likely to convert from mild cognitive impairment to AD (Arch Neurol. 2009;66:216–225).
Those findings from WHICAP were then extended to look at the relative contributions of physical exercise and the Mediterranean diet on the risk for AD (JAMA. 2009;302:627–637). That study reports that both higher Mediterranean-type diet adherence and higher physical activity were independently associated with reduced risk for AD in 1880 community-dwelling elderly people without dementia at baseline, followed-up for over 5 years.
It seems that the risk of AD is lower with diet?
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If you knew that by changing a few simple things in your life, you stood a great chance of living to 100 in good health, able to enjoy an active lifestyle into your old age with your friends, family and grandchildren - would you ?
One may answer "Who wouldn't ? What do I have to do anyway ? How much will it cost ? What buttons do I press ? etc.etc.
Only an imbecile would reply "No, I'm perfectly happy hoping I'll balk the odds and survive to the national median age, spending the last years with my brain gradually destroyed by Alzheimer's or eventually succumbing to cancer, heart disease or diabetes. I'm not interested."
as wrote Philip Day, in "Health Wars" ISBN 0-9535012-7-2
"Health Wars" puts forward common-sense concepts when dealing with Alzheimers being a diet based disease.
Sugar and aluminium are both linked to Alzheimers, studies referenced in the initial question and also common references freely available via www.
One may answer "Who wouldn't ? What do I have to do anyway ? How much will it cost ? What buttons do I press ? etc.etc.
Only an imbecile would reply "No, I'm perfectly happy hoping I'll balk the odds and survive to the national median age, spending the last years with my brain gradually destroyed by Alzheimer's or eventually succumbing to cancer, heart disease or diabetes. I'm not interested."
as wrote Philip Day, in "Health Wars" ISBN 0-9535012-7-2
"Health Wars" puts forward common-sense concepts when dealing with Alzheimers being a diet based disease.
Sugar and aluminium are both linked to Alzheimers, studies referenced in the initial question and also common references freely available via www.
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A new study also shows that Alzheimers in Australia is set to receive massive funding to determine the correct treatment. I mean, if it was just diet, then the authorities would have been onto that by now wouldn't they ? Maybe they need the money for a pharmaceutical remedy and it also appears they are looking at migrant families. One wonders the Alzheimer's rate in Mediterranian diet countries.
The Access Economics study, commissioned by Alzheimer's Australia, shows ''the dementia epidemic is here'', said Jack Sach, AA's acting executive director.
It is estimated that this year 245,000 Australians, or 1.1 per cent of the population, have dementia. The national number is expected to be 374,000 in a decade, and could be almost 600,000 by 2030.
Report author Lynne Pezzullo said dementia would soon join cardiovascular disease and cancer as a major threat to Australian health and quality of life.
''Dementia will become the third greatest source of health and residential aged care spending within two decades,'' she said. ''Managing the challenges presented by dementia will be the overwhelming priority of health care in the 21st century.''
She said it was important to plan early for a change in the focus and resources of the health system.
The report called for more investment in dementia research, expanded prevention measures such as exercise that can ward off mental decay, and more attention to the needs of groups such as migrant families.
Does the Mediterranean diet seen in many European countries reduce their Alzheimer statistic compared to Australia's above ?
The Access Economics study, commissioned by Alzheimer's Australia, shows ''the dementia epidemic is here'', said Jack Sach, AA's acting executive director.
It is estimated that this year 245,000 Australians, or 1.1 per cent of the population, have dementia. The national number is expected to be 374,000 in a decade, and could be almost 600,000 by 2030.
Report author Lynne Pezzullo said dementia would soon join cardiovascular disease and cancer as a major threat to Australian health and quality of life.
''Dementia will become the third greatest source of health and residential aged care spending within two decades,'' she said. ''Managing the challenges presented by dementia will be the overwhelming priority of health care in the 21st century.''
She said it was important to plan early for a change in the focus and resources of the health system.
The report called for more investment in dementia research, expanded prevention measures such as exercise that can ward off mental decay, and more attention to the needs of groups such as migrant families.
Does the Mediterranean diet seen in many European countries reduce their Alzheimer statistic compared to Australia's above ?
