Nutritional factors and Alzheimer's disease

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作者
Reynish, W [1 ]
Andrieu, S [1 ]
Nourhashemi, F [1 ]
Vellas, B [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Hosp Toulouse, Dept Clin Gerontol & Internal Med, Toulouse, France
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JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES | 2001年 / 56卷 / 11期
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10.1093/gerona/56.11.M675
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R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];
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03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;
摘要
Nutritional factors are integrally linked with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Although AD patients have no changes in energy metabolism, fluctuations in weight are fairly common. The potential role of vitamin B-12 and folate, with the production of hyperhomocysteinemia, in the pathophysiology of AD is explored. The role of free-radical damage in AD is discussed. It is stressed that alterations in dietary lipids may play an important role in cognitive defects in AD secondary to their effects on neuronal membrane lipids. More research is needed on the role of nutrition in the ongoing development of cognitive changes in AD.
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页码:M675 / M680
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