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| October 18, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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A DIET high in fat and low in carbohydrates could help combat the development of Alzheimer's disease, a study revealed today.

Scientists used mice engineered to suffer from Alzheimer's to test the effects of a high-fat, low-carb diet - called a ''ketogenic diet''.

They found that the brain protein amyloid-beta - an indicator of the disease - was reduced in the mice on the ketogenic diet.

The report, published in the journal Nutrition and Metabolism, appears to show the opposite to previous studies suggesting that fat has a negative effect on Alzheimer's.

More than 750,000 people in the UK suffer from dementia,…

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