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Increased Carbohydrate Intake is Associated with Poorer Performance in Verbal Memory and Attention in an APOE Genotype-Dependent Manner.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD - 1 Jan 2017
Gardener Samantha L, Rainey-Smith Stephanie R, Sohrabi Hamid R, Weinborn Michael, Verdile Giuseppe, Fernando W M A D Binosha, Lim Yen Ying, Harrington Karra, Burnham Samantha, Taddei Kevin, Masters Colin L, Macaulay Stuart L, Rowe Christopher C, Ames David, Maruff Paul, Martins Ralph N
Abstract excerpt
Evidence suggests that a diet low in carbohydrates can impact on cognitive performance among those with Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, there is a lack of data assessing this relationship among cognitively normal (CN) older adults at increased future risk of developing AD due to carriage of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) ɛ4 allele. We assessed the cross-sectional association between carbohydrate intake, cognitive...
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