Eat the right fats to avoid Alzheimer's

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Since the brain is over 50% fat, the fats that you eat are very

important for mental health. Here are a couple of papers from the

Rush Institute for Healthy Aging in Chicago.

Table 3 in the first paper shows maximum protection from Alzheimer's

by 14.5g/day of omega-6-polyunsaturated fat as the median of the

" high " polyunsaturated group. That is about one tablespoon

of safflower oil per day. Trans fats appear to be detrimental even at

low levels of 2.3g/day (a daily order of french fries fried in

partially hydrogenated oil).

Tony

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Dietary fats and the risk of incident Alzheimer disease.

Arch Neurol. 2003 Feb;60(2):194-200.

MC, DA, Bienias JL, Tangney CC, DA, Aggarwal N,

Schneider J, RS.

CONCLUSION: High intake of unsaturated, unhydrogenated fats may be

protective against Alzheimer disease, whereas intake of saturated or

trans-unsaturated (hydrogenated) fats may increase risk.

PMID: 12580703

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Consumption of fish and n-3 fatty acids and risk of incident Alzheimer

disease.

Arch Neurol. 2003 Jul;60(7):923-4.

MC, DA, Bienias JL, Tangney CC, DA, RS,

Aggarwal N, Schneider J.

CONCLUSION: Dietary intake of n-3 fatty acids and weekly consumption

of fish may reduce the risk of incident Alzheimer disease.

PMID: 12873849