Trans Fats and Nutrient Levels Linked to Alzheimer’s Brain Shrinkage
January 3rd, 2012The paper’s first author is Dr Gene Bowman from the Departments of Neurology and Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, and a member of the American Academy of Neurology. He and his colleagues describe three sets of findings:
1. Elderly people with diets high in several vitamins or omega 3 fatty acids were less likely to have the brain shrinkage that usually accompanies Alzheimer’s disease than people whose diets were low in those nutrients.
2. Those whose diets were high in omega 3 fatty acids and in vitamins C, D, E and the B vitamins were also more likely to score better on tests of mental ability than those whose diets were low in those nutrients.
3. Those whose diets were high in trans fats were more likely to have brain shrinkage and perform less well on thinking and memory tests than those whose diets were low in trans fats.
Weston A. Price members yawn. Again.
Via: Food Navigator:
Consumption of ‘junk food diets’ containing high levels of trans fats may lead to brain shrinkage associated with Alzheimer’s, whilst consumption of foods high in vitamins may offer protection, says new research.
Research Credit: getdusted
…”Weston A. Price members yawn. Again.”
Not so much “yawn” as roll my eyes and shake my head dismissively, yet again.
It’s funny. You heal yourself of an incurable malady, slim down and tone up, increase your stamina and flexibility, your mental acuity and staying power — all the while enjoying rich, tasty traditionally-prepared foods — and you’re branded the “crazy” one by all the allopaths in the family (we had two, but now we’re down to just one after the other died recently — at 46).
The logic behind it all is inescapable, so long as you are able to think your way out of the wet paper sack of Bernaysian mindf**k being hammered home from every angle in the market and media.
Here’s a worthwhile link for similarly-minded Cryptogon readers out there, breaking the issue down in a fairly comprehensive way. It also includes an embedded link to a medical research resource database: http://tinyurl.com/6utewtc