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Alzheimer's update. (goodnews).(risk higher for those who consume high levels of saturated fat)(Brief Article)
Scientists from Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago reported that the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease was 2.3 times greater among those who consumed the highest levels of saturated fat--found in meat and dairy products.
The latest study confirms previous research suggesting that a diet high in unsaturated fat and low in saturated fat may raise levels of good cholesterol and lower levels of bad cholesterol in the blood. Bad cholesterol likely helps produce the plaques found in the brains of Alzheimer's patients.
In a second study, researchers at Columbia University in New York ...
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