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Grilling meat increases diabetes and Alzheimer’s risk

Mar 7, 2014 by

New research indicates that eating heat-processing meats can worsen or increase the risk for diabetes and Alzheimer’s. The heat-processed meats contain high levels of AGEs (advanced glycation endproducts), which is already present in our bodies at low levels....

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High-carb diet may increase dementia risk

Mar 2, 2014 by

Medical reports are now linking brain shrinkage, dementia and Alzheimer’s with small increases in blood sugar caused by high-carb diets....

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New test on the horizon for diabetes-related cognitive decline...

Oct 3, 2013 by

New research shows that certain older diabetics (those with albuminuria – a common  kidney complication) have a protein in their urine that indicates a higher risk of cognitive decline....

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New dementia risk scoring system for diabetics

Sep 29, 2013 by

A new simple scoring system will let doctors predict whether older patients with type 2 diabetes are at risk of developing dementia....

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Undiagnosed glucose intolerance common with early Alzheimer’s...

Aug 15, 2013 by

A neurologist was surprised to find that instead of just a few participants, almost half (43%) of the participants in his study of people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s also had impaired glucose tolerance or diabetes. And this was...

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