Carbohydrates can accelerate the progression of Alzheimer’s disease

A group of American researchers concluded that the carbohydrate fructose could play a role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease.

It appears from a study published in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

The study follows previous research that showed fructose may have helped our ancestors find food.

Fructose affects the brain by reducing certain parts of brain activity and It inhibits both memory and learning.

This may not sound positive, but for human ancestors, the effect meant they were able to eliminate distractions and focus on finding food and staying alive.

Very clever, but not for the modern man.

inflammatory condition

On the contrary, today’s survival mechanism has become redundant, and instead results in us consuming more fatty, sugary, and also salty foods than we did before.

In the worst case, researchers say, it can lead to an inflammatory condition in the brain and is a breeding ground for Alzheimer’s disease.

More specifically, the research group posits that the effects of fructose and fructose’s by-product, uric acid — a leftover product that occurs during the natural breakdown of body cells and that forms in greater quantities when fructose is consumed — may be causing the buildup of proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease.

The researchers’ findings are not based on new laboratory investigations, but rather correlate the findings of previous studies on the topic.