High Protein/Low Carb Diet and Alzheimer's
Kurt
(excerpt)
ScienceDaily (Oct. 21, 2009) � One of the many reasons to pick a low-
calorie, low-fat diet rich in vegetables, fruits, and fish is that a
host of epidemiological studies have suggested that such a diet may
delay the onset or slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD).
Now a study published in BioMed Central's open access journal
Molecular Neurodegeneration tests the effects of several diets, head-
to-head, for their effects on AD pathology in a mouse model of the
disease. Although the researchers were focused on triggers for brain
plaque formation, they also found that, unexpectedly, a high protein
diet apparently led to a smaller brain.
Wildbilly
<c7456353-92e2-409f...@d34g2000vbm.googlegroups.com>,
Kurt <kurtwhee...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091020192206.htm
>
> (excerpt)
>
> ScienceDaily (Oct. 21, 2009) ? One of the many reasons to pick a low-
> calorie, low-fat diet rich in vegetables, fruits, and fish is that a
> host of epidemiological studies have suggested that such a diet may
> delay the onset or slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD).
> Now a study published in BioMed Central's open access journal
> Molecular Neurodegeneration tests the effects of several diets, head-
> to-head, for their effects on AD pathology in a mouse model of the
> disease. Although the researchers were focused on triggers for brain
> plaque formation, they also found that, unexpectedly, a high protein
> diet apparently led to a smaller brain.
This result was a surprise, and, until researchers test this effect on
"NON-TRANSGENIC MICE" it is unclear whether the loss of brain mass is
associated with AD-type plaque. But some studies in the published
literature led the authors to put forward a tentative theory that a high
protein diet may leave neurones more vulnerable to AD plaque. Mice on a
high fat diet had raised levels of plaque proteins, but this had no
effect on plaque burden.
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Too many variables to conclude anything.
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