Recent research has established associations between certain environmental factors, including eating a western diet and being sedentary, with an increased susceptibility to Alzheimer's disease. In fact, it is estimated that a combination of diet and inactivity contributes to as many as 25% of Alzheimer's cases.
Research provides insight into the role of the western diet in Alzheimer's disease. Medical Xpress. March 7 2016. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-03-insight-role-western-diet-alzheimer.html
Chronic consumption of a western diet induces robust glial activation in aging mice and in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. Scientific reports, Vol. 6 (2016) by Leah C. Graham, Jeffrey M. Harder, Ileana Soto, et al. http://www.citeulike.org/user/kimberlykramer2015/article/13971391
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