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( Insulin resistance in the brain precedes and contributes to cognitive decline )

Patients with Alzheimer's disease had a greater preference than normal controls for relatively high-fat, sweet foods and for high-sugar, low-fat foods, but did not significantly differ in preference for other foods, including those high in complex carbohydrates and protein. Vascular dementia patients showed a similar pattern, not significantly different from that for Alzheimer's patients.

Studies at UC Davis results did not consistently support a hypothesis that increased sweet preference is a nonspecific form of disinhibited behavior related to declining mental status. Also studies then did not consistently support a hypothesis relating sweet preference to serotonin activity within the brain.

Results then provided preliminary evidence that craving for sweet food may be a significant part of the clinical syndrome of dementia. But at that time further research was needed to delineate the psychological and biological mechanisms accounting for it. Now a new study shows that insulin acts differently in the brain than elsewhere. Continue to read: examiner.com

Read more here: http://www.bnd.com/2012/02/07/2047945/obama-to-seek-more-alzheimers.html#storylink=cpy

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