Eating a lot of sugar increases the risk of cognitive decline

According to a study recently published in the online edition of the Journal of Alzheimer`s Disease, people aged 70 and older who eat a lot of high-carbohydrate foods have a higher risk of developing mild cognitive impairment, and this risk also increases for those who have a diet high in sugar.

The research team, which included experts, physicians and neuropsychologists, followed 1,230 people aged 70 to 89 using dietary information for five years to assess their cognitive function.

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Excluding effects related to age-related changes, the study found that people with high carbohydrate intakes were 1.9 times more likely to develop mild cognitive impairment, such as problems with memory, language, thinking and judgment, than others, and those with high sugar intakes were 1.5 times more likely.

Lead researcher Rosebud Roberts, an epidemiologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, USA, explained that high carbohydrate intake can be bad because it affects glucose and insulin metabolism, and although sugar provides energy for the brain, high sugar content will prevent the brain from using sugar, similar to what happens with type 2 diabetes./.

According to Vietnam+ (NT)