Obesity
I was asked recently about the relationship between diet and Alzheimer’s disease. This is a great question since we tend to focus on more traditional health benefits of eating well, such as heart disease, stroke and diabetes. This was in response to a recent study published in the journal Neurology.
In that study, Swedish…
High blood pressure linked to reduced Alzheimer’s risk, meds may be reason
A new study suggests that people with a genetic predisposition to high blood pressure have a lower risk for Alzheimer’s disease.
However, authors conclude the connection may have more to do with anti-hypertension medication than high blood pressure itself.
“It’s likely that this protective effect is coming from antihypertensive drugs,” said co-author John Kauwe,…