Research
Neural
Moderate intakes of carbohydrate, fat, and protein are associated with the lowest risk of incident dementia.
Practitioners should encourage older adults to maintain a balanced intake of macronutrients to potentially lower dementia risk.
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Moderate intakes of carbohydrate, fat, and protein were associated with the lowest risk of incident dementia.
Why this rating
Based on a large cohort study design.
Source
Macronutrient Intake and Risk of Dementia in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Nine-Year Follow-Up Cohort Study
Xianwen Shang et al. · Journal of Alzheimer s Disease · 2021
cohort · n=93389Cited 9×
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