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Fats and the Risk of Alzheimer's Disease "Few studies have investigated the effects of dietary fats on the development of Alzheimer's disease. We examined the associations between intake of specific types of fat and...Alzheimer disease in a biracial community study... "After a ...follow-up of 3.9 years, 131 persons developed Alzheimer disease. Intakes of saturated and trans-unsaturated 'in some margarines--see the label] were positively associated with risk of Alzheimer whereas intakes of 'n-6--in common vegetable oils such as soy, corn and canola] and monounsaturated 'olive] were inversely associated. By Morris, Evans, Bienias, et al., Rush Inst. for Healthy Aging, The Alzheimer's Disease Ctr., and the Depts. of Internal Med., Preventative Med. and Clinical Neurology, Rush-Presbyterian/St. Luke's Med. Ctr., Chicago, ILL. In Archives of Neurology, vol. 60, 2003. SEARCH BY SUBJECT - TABLE OF CONTENTS THIS MONTH'S HEALTH BULLETIN NEWS
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