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Older people who are taking a lot of sugar and other carbohydrates have four times higher risk of developing dementia

Consuming more proteins and fats at the expense of carbohydrates leads to a lower risk of dementia

Older people who are taking a lot of sugar and other carbohydrates have four times higher risk of developing dementia, says a new study. Researchers have found that consuming more proteins and fats at the expense of carbohydrates leads to a lower risk of cognitive decline.
A balanced diet is important because all the major nutrients – proteins, carbohydrates and fats, have important functions in the body.
The researchers tracked the eating habits of 1,230 people aged between 70 and 89 years for 12 months. At the same time, they evaluated their cognitive functions, using an expert panel of physicians, nurses and neurologists. Of all respondents, 940 people show no decline in mental abilities during the control period. They continued to collaborate with researchers in the future. Four years after the end of the study 200 of the volunteers starting to show signs of mild cognitive impairments – impaired memory and verbal and mental retardation which more than the usual for their age.
Statistical analysis showed that the people who had the most carbohydrates in their diet were an average with 1.9 times greater risk of mild mental damage, compared to the group with the lowest carbohydrate intake. On the other hand, high fat intake reduced the risk by 42% compared with the low and high intake of protein – 21%. If you take into account the aggregate effect of the intake of fat and protein, it appears that consuming large amounts of carbohydrates leads to 3.6 times greater risk of developing dementia.
According to Rosebud Roberts, author of the study, this may be due to interference with the metabolism of glucose by high carbohydrate intake. Glucose is the fuel for the brain, so that its moderate intake is needed. However, its high intake may be stopping the brain of absorbing it – a situation, somewhat analogical to that of type 2 diabetes.
The study was published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s disease.

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