High-fat diets in animal models of Alzheimer’s disease: How can eating too much fat increase Alzheimer’s disease risk?

With an estimated 57 million persons globally projected to be affected by dementia, this is a significant public health problem. 60–80% of occurrences are related to Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Potential medications and neuroprotective agents have not shown effectiveness in clinical studies, and currently, available pharmaceuticals are limited to symptomatic relief. Arora et al. (2023) highlight […]

In a study focused on Alzheimer’s disease (AD), malnutrition was identified as a prevalent nutritional challenge, highlighting the need for thorough nutritional assessments in AD patients. This cross-sectional research involved 266 participants, split among those with normal cognition (NC), mild cognitive impairment due to AD (AD-MCI), and dementia due to AD (AD-D), to explore the […]