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Sugar linked to raised Alzheimer’s risk
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From The Times
London, UK
25 July, 2018
Sugar linked to raised Alzheimer’s risk
An extra spoonful of sugar in a cup of tea could increase the risk of Alzheimer’s, a study has found.
Consuming sugary drinks and food, whether sweetened by the manufacturer or by the consumer, was associated with a higher chance of developing dementia, according to the findings presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Chicago.
Those consuming the equivalent of two-and-a-half teaspoons of added sugar a day were found to have a 54 per cent raised risk of developing Alzheimer’s, in the study of 2,200 people. The research could not confirm that one caused the other — it may be that a separate factor raises both the risk of getting Alzheimer’s and the tendency to sweeten food.
However, scientists said that the results tallied with previous work linking diabetes, which is associated with calorie intake, to dementia. Doug Brown, chief policy and research officer at the Alzheimer’s Society, said: “This study backs up this evidence, suggesting that excess sugar may increase our risk of Alzheimer’s disease, and all types of sugar — from fruit juice to lemonade — have the same impact.”
He said that it highlighted the importance of lifestyle changes in reducing the risk of dementia.
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