A study published in the September issues, JAMA Neurology, shows a significant correlation between metabolic syndrome (caused by insulin resistance) and older middle-aged eventual development of Alzheimer's (and dementia).
Last year, I reported that some researchers were calling Alzheimer's a "Type 3 Diabetes." It appears that this study gives even more validity to that idea.
The conclusion of this study is:
"Conclusions and Relevance
Our results show that insulin resistance, a prevalent and
increasingly common condition in developed countries, is associated with
significantly lower regional cerebral glucose metabolism, which in turn
may predict worse memory performance. Midlife may be a critical period
for initiating treatments to lower peripheral insulin resistance to
maintain neural metabolism and cognitive function."
That's a way of saying, in my opinion, "Stop eating so much refined and empty calorie foods!" An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Dr. Esther
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fixdhealthcare.com
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