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less likely to be diagnosed with dementia and lived free of dementia for longer. The beneficial eff ects were significantly greater in women and in people who did not carry the APOE4 gene, known to increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
DEMENTIA PREVENTION WITH VITAMIN D Vitamin D supplements may keep dementia at bay, according to a large-scale study published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring. Of the 12,388 study participants, with an average age of 71, all were free of dementia and 37% took a vitamin D supplement. After 10 years, researchers found that the men and women taking supplements were 40%
FAST FOOD TIED TO LIVER DISEASE A study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology found that eating fast food is associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a potentially deadly accumulation of liver fat in people who drink little or no alcohol. “Healthy livers contain a small amount of fat, usually less than 5%, and even a moderate increase in fat can lead to nonalcoholic fatty liver
disease,” said hepatologist Ani Kardashian, M.D. Of approximately 4,000 study participants, 53% consumed some fast food. Of these, 29% consumed one-fifth or more daily calories from fast food. These were the only participants to experience a rise in liver fat.
DRY CLEANING CHEMICAL AND PARKINSON’S Trichloroethylene (TCE) is a common chemical found in up to a third of U.S. groundwater. It’s used to dry-clean clothes, decaff einate coff ee, and degrease metal. TCE has been shown to cause cancer and is linked to miscarriages and congenital heart disease. Now, research published in the Journal of Parkinson’s Disease has linked it to the rise of Parkinson’s disease. Researchers from the University of Rochester Medical Center
VITAMIN D STATISTICS: 42%
The percentage of people in the United States who are deficient in vitamin D, the “sunshine vitamin.”
10 to 15 MINUTES
The amount of sun exposure needed two to three times a week to get suf icient vitamin D.
600 IU
The recommended dietary allowance (RDA) of vitamin
D for adults 19 and older. The RDA for adults older than 70 is 800 IU.
say TCE is associated with a 500% increased risk of Parkinson’s and suggest that it may be an invisible cause of the debilitating brain disorder.
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