Alarming new research indicates something many Americans scarf down by the truckload may be putting them at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
As Americans get ready to fire up the grill this 4th of July and all summer long, new research indicates that grilled and flame-broiled meats may be very, very bad for your brain, according to a Bel Marra Health report.
The number of people with Alzheimer’s continues to grow every year, and scientists are trying to wrap their heads around what causes it and how it can be prevented. Avoiding grilled and fried meats may be a solid preventative step for those hoping to avoid developing the condition later on in life.
That’s because grilled meats have high levels of “glycation end products,” or AGEs, which scientists believe raises the risk of disease in our bodies.
Scientists in New York recently studied healthy people who were at least 60 years old, finding that those with high AGE levels were less healthy than those who had lower levels. So if you want to avoid Alzheimer’s later in life, gravitate toward seafood, poultry, whole grains, beans, fruits and vegetables — just like your doctor has told you all along.
Meanwhile, research at the Buck Institute provides hope for Alzheimer’s sufferers. A new study suggests that using a complex 36-point therapeutic personalized program, patients suffering from Alzheimer’s have been able to reverse memory loss. The program involved changes in diet, exercise, sleep habits as well as brain stimulation, pharmaceuticals and vitamins.
“The magnitude of improvement in these ten patients is unprecedented, providing additional objective evidence that this programmatic approach to cognitive decline is highly effective,” said author Dale Bredesen, MD, a professor at the Buck Institute and professor at the Easton Laboratories for Neurodegenerative Disease Research at UCLA. “Even though we see the far-reaching implications of this success, we also realize that this is a very small study that needs to be replicated in larger numbers at various sites.”