Healio (7/29, Gramigna) reports, “Total sugar intake may affect cognitive function over time, with higher amounts potentially increasing risk for Alzheimer’s disease,” researchers concluded after analyzing “data of 837 participants of the Rush Memory and Aging Project to assess the association between sugar intake and cognition.” The study revealed “an inverse relationship between continuous quintile of sugar intake and global cognition, episodic memory, semantic memory, working memory and perceptual speed in adjusted linear random effect models.” The findings were presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.
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— “High sugar intake may increase risk for Alzheimer’s disease “Joe Gramigna, Healio, July 29, 2021