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It's the food. Alzheimer looks like a form of arteriosclerosis of the brain. In autopsies to Alzheimer patient brains we can see the small arteries of the brai
by vfc1 8y ago
It's the food. Alzheimer looks like a form of arteriosclerosis of the brain.
In autopsies to Alzheimer patient brains we can see the small arteries of the brain clogged with fat and colestrol, here is a video showing this with pictures - https://youtu.be/WhtpyVhlu28?list=PL5TLzNi5fYd8E6GHQcmIWYGE7vDP97529&t=90 https://youtu.be/WhtpyVhlu28?list=PL5TLzNi5fYd8E6GHQcmIWYGE7...
If plaque building in main arteries can cause heart atacks, the exact same blood is getting to the brain - imagine what it will do there.
If anyone here has Alzheimer in the family and would like to preventively change their diet, have a look at this other video from that playlist - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-noCw4LsY4&list=PL5TLzNi5fYd8E6GHQcmIWYGE7vDP97529&index=11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-noCw4LsY4&list=PL5TLzNi5fY...
In summary, there are strong indications that a whole food plant based diet low in fat is the best-known way to prevent Alzheimer's and even alleviate the symptoms.
Hope for Alzheimer Patients: https://nutritionfacts.org/2017/12/26/hope-for-alzheimers-patients/ https://nutritionfacts.org/2017/12/26/hope-for-alzheimers-pa...
It's important that the diet is not only plant based, but low in fat as for example there is a lot of Alzheimer's in India where a large part of the population is vegetarian.
This has been linked to ghee (clarified butter), as per this video:
Oxidized Cholesterol as a Cause of Alzheimers Disease - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y15yI5LLlNY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y15yI5LLlNY
- throwaway1909 8y agoYour conspiracy theory approach to science backed by Youtube videos is obnoxious. The cause of Alzheimer's is still unknown, but most likely related to amyloid plaques. Diet may contribute. Or it may not. In a 38 year old, it's genetics. Period.
- ajaxaddicted 8y agoPeriod. So ignorant. At least give those videos a look. There is actual science behind it. Diet contributes big time.
- hk__2 8y ago> Period. So ignorant. At least give those videos a look. There is actual science behind it You may want to post peer-reviewed research papers backing those videos instead. It’s a lot easier to review.
- vfc1 8y agoHere are the studies that those videos summarize, I would love to hear your opinion on the validity of the information: https://nutritionfacts.org/video/oxidized-cholesterol-as-a-cause-of-alzheimers-disease/ https://nutritionfacts.org/video/oxidized-cholesterol-as-a-c... You can see the sources by scrolling down and hitting the "Sources Cited" tab. Do you have reasons to believe that the information has been misinterpreted?
- hk__2 8y agoI don’t have any opinion on the validity of that information, I’m just suspicious of "evidence" exclusively presented as YouTube videos. Thanks for the sources.
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- vfc1 8y agoThe videos are summaries of scientific studies, and in the description of each video there are links to a text article on the topic, and from there we have the links to all scientific papers. For example in the video "Oxidized Cholesterol as a Cause of Alzheimer’s Disease", the sources cited are summarized here in this article - https://nutritionfacts.org/video/oxidized-cholesterol-as-a-cause-of-alzheimers-disease/ https://nutritionfacts.org/video/oxidized-cholesterol-as-a-c... If you scroll down and click on the tab "Sources", the linked studies are there. 38 years is a long time, I don't see why the age makes you immediately conclude that it can only be genetic and not influenced by diet. Getting obese is also genetic, some people can still be slim with the standard western diet, while others start gaining weight at a certain age. Yey, if you eat right you will likely never get obese, even though you have an obesity-prone genetics. If some people can get heart attacks at 38, why is it so surprising that they can also get Alzheimer's if they have been eating foods very high in fat and cholesterol multiple times a day non-stop since birth? If Alzheimer's is triggered or strongly linked to dietary choices, at least we should be informed of that while the studies continue.
- dang 8y agoPlease don't post flamewar comments to HN, regardless of how wrong someone is or you feel they are. Breaking the site guidelines with throwaway accounts eventually gets your main account banned as well, so please don't. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html