Dementia: Dr Mosley Shares Cutting Back On Sugar Can ‘boost Memory’
The research team was keen to understand how the consumption of sugary and artificially-sweetened drinks impacted the risk of stroke and dementia.
Dementia: Dr Mosley Shares Cutting Back On Sugar Can ‘boost Memory’
Using questionnaires, they collected data about how frequently participants consumed one glass, bottle or can of each beverage over the course of a year.
Dementia: Dr Mosley Shares Cutting Back On Sugar Can ‘boost Memory’
The study found that those who drank at least one artificially-sweetened drink a day were 2.9 times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease.
Dementia: Dr Mosley Shares Cutting Back On Sugar Can ‘boost Memory’
However, the significant effect on dementia risk wasn’t observed when the researchers adjusted for other factors like diabetes, for example.
Dementia: Dr Mosley Shares Cutting Back On Sugar Can ‘boost Memory’
Dementia: Dr Mosley Shares Cutting Back On Sugar Can ‘boost Memory’
Dementia: Dr Mosley Shares Cutting Back On Sugar Can ‘boost Memory’