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Eating Habits And Prevention Of Alzheimer's Disease


    A very recent study now suggests that those who overeat may put themselves at risk for alzheimer's disease. This study followed more than 2,000 non-demented elderly for as long as four years. The number of daily calories consumed at baseline was measured. Those elderly who consumed more than 1366 kilocalories a day at baseline tended to develop alzheimer's disease, whereas, those elderly who consumed 1240 or less kilocalories daily, did not develop alzheimer's disease [8]. The lesson here is not to restrict your intake to such low daily caloric levels, but to try to restrict your calorie intake to sensible levels that keep your weight at "ideal" levels, if possible.