Reduce The Risk Of Alzheimer’s Disease By Low Protien Diet
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Most people know that a low-fat diet rich in fruits in vegetables is generally healthy. But did you know that a high-protein diet may actually shrink your brain and increase your risk of Alzheimer’s disease? Please be sure to pass this information along to all your friends who are fans of the Atkins diet and other high-protein weight loss plans!
A new study in the journal Molecular Neurodegeneration examined the effects of several different types of diets on the progression of Alzheimer’s disease in mice. The research team consisted of scientists from Canada, the US, and the UK.
One of four types of diets where used to fed the mice.
- regular diet
- high fat / low carb diet
Diet low on carb and high on protein
Diet high on carb and low on fat
They also learned about the build up of plaque around the brain regions associated with the memory problems in Alzheimer’s disease. The body and brain weight of the mice is measured by the researchers.
The mice that was fed with high protein / low carb diet made the brain of the mice 5 percent lighter and the researcher were surprised by this. Moreover, some regions around the hippocampus was under developed in the brains of these mice. From this the researchers have come to a decision that high protein diet may affect the brain cells and can make them vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease.
“Given the previously reported association of high protein diet with aging-related neurotoxicity, one wonders whether particular diets, if ingested at particular ages, might increase susceptibility to incidence or progression of Alzheimer’s disease,” commented lead author of the study Sam Grandy, a professor at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City and neurologogist at the James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center in the Bronx.
What is the reason behind a high protein diet leads way to the contribution of Alzheimer’s disease? The main factor can be inflammation. The immune system would have been activated by the frequent incoming of foreign proteins causing chronic inflammation. In turn this inflammation can damage blood vessels and can impede blood flow.
The mice in the above study were genetically engineered to express amyloid-beta, the plaque that causes brain cell death and memory loss in individuals with Alzheimer’s disease. Many questions remain, and future research is needed. Does a high-protein diet cause a decrease in brain size for humans? Or would a high protein diet negatively affect the brains of Alzheimer’s patients only?
A diet containing Fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts – and some fish and meats are considered to be a healthy diet. The best way to reduce the risk of getting Alzeheimer’s disease is by following a healthy diet. It is concluded from the study that if a person who is at risk of developing Alheimer’s disease will be in better health condition if they can follow a diet based on low protein.
Christian Goodman a natural health researcher has developed a simple set of exercises identically to prevent Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease can be reduced by exercising regularly. Blood flow to the brain is stimulated by exercising.
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