New insight into Alzheimer’s disease was reported by researchers at the Karolinska Institute this week. Scientists studying mouse models of the disease showed that when mice were fed with fast food products high in fat, sugar and cholesterol, they developed more “brain tangles” that lead to development of Alzheimer’s. These tangles of protein that develope in the brain are one of the hallmarks of the disease. Even though this is a mouse study, and the results may not necessarily be translated to humans, it’s yet another reason to consume less fast food and processed foods.
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Dr. Steven Chang, the author of DailyDose, is a staff physician with Kosmix RightHealth. Dr. Chang practices Family Medicine at the University of California Davis Medical Center, where his medical interests include both pediatric and geriatric care, public health, gay and lesbian health, and sleep medicine. Dr. Chang trained at the Stanford University affiliated O'Connor Hospital, and was a research fellow at the National Institute of Health. He holds an M.D. from McGill University and a BA in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University.
January 5th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
Many years ago, they often confused Alzheimer`s Disease with a disease called Jacob Cruitfeld[not correct spelling] disease. It was caused by eating the affected beef from Cattle affected with Mad Cow Disease/BSE. It was very hard to differiente the symptoms as they had such similar patterns. The JC, syndrome took many [20 or so} Years to fully develop. Could it be that these mice ate hamburger infected with the prions of BSE? Could it be that many of the new cases of Alzheimer`s are really cases of BSE infection?