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Prevalent Cultural Conditions => Cognitive Dysfunction: Depression, Anxiety, Alzheimer's, Dementia, Parkinson's. Stuttering, etc. => Topic started by: ―λlτεrηιτγ- on May 28, 2018, 02:32:04 PM

Title: Olive Oil and Alzheimer's Disease
Post by: ―λlτεrηιτγ- on May 28, 2018, 02:32:04 PM

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Alzheimer's disease is the world's most common neurodegenerative disease and a leading cause of dementia.

One feature of Alzheimer's is a buildup of protein tangles called beta amyloid plaques, in certain neurons in the brain.

A study in mice showed that a substance in olive oil can help to clear these plaques from the brain (35 (http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/cn400024q?journalCode=acncdm)).

A human controlled trial showed that a mediterranean diet enriched with olive oil had favorable effects on brain function and reduced the risk of cognitive impairment (36 (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23732551)).