How Your Brain’s Sugar Processing Could Influence Alzheimer’s Disease Risk

A recent study links poor sugar processing in the brain to memory loss–but fasting and certain treatments may offer protection.
How Your Brain’s Sugar Processing Could Influence Alzheimer’s Disease Risk
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In Alzheimer’s disease, brain cells lose the ability to break down sugar stores, which may drive disease progression, a recent study found.

The study, conducted in flies and human brain cells, found that dietary fasting slowed disease progression and may explain why drugs and lifestyle habits that reduce caloric intake also reduce the risk of dementia.
George Citroner
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George Citroner reports on health and medicine, covering topics that include cancer, infectious diseases, and neurodegenerative conditions. He was awarded the Media Orthopaedic Reporting Excellence (MORE) award in 2020 for a story on osteoporosis risk in men.