If an older adult has Alzheimers or a related dementia pay attention to this article:
Older adults with type 2 diabetes who eat unhealthy, high-fat meals may experience memory declines immediately afterward, according to new research. But, the study found this can be offset by taking antioxidant vitamins with the meal.
There is already growing evidence linking diabetes to cognitive complications in humans. Adults with type 2 diabetes are especially vulnerable to acute meal-induced memory deficits after eating unhealthy foods.
This latest study, led by Baycrest, an academic health sciences center associated with the University of Toronto, suggests that taking high doses of antioxidant vitamins C and E with the meal may help minimize those memory slumps.
It is published in the July issue of Nutrition Research.
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