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"Research on mice links fast food to Alzheimer's"
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Research on mice links fast food to Alzheimer's
Mice fed junk food for nine months showed signs of developing the abnormal brain tangles strongly associated with Alzheimer's disease, a Swedish researcher said on Friday.
The findings, which come from a series of published papers by a researcher at Sweden's Karolinska Institutet, show how a diet rich in fat, sugar and cholesterol could increase the risk of the most common type of dementia.
"On examining the brains of these mice, we found a chemical change not unlike that found in the Alzheimer brain," Susanne Akterin, a researcher at the Karolinska Institutet's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, who led the study, said in a statement.
"We now suspect that a high intake of fat and cholesterol in combination with genetic factors … can adversely affect several brain substances, which can be a contributory factor in the development of Alzheimer's."
Alzheimer's disease is incurable and is the most common form of dementia among older people. It affects the regions of the brain involving thought, memory and language.
While the most advanced drugs have focused on removing clumps of beta amyloid protein that forms plaques in the brain, researchers are also now looking at therapies to address the toxic tangles caused by an abnormal build-up of the protein tau.
In her research, Akterin focused on a gene variant called apoE4, found in 15 to 20 percent of people and which is a known risk factor for Alzheimer's. The gene is involved in the transport of cholesterol.
She studied mice genetically engineered to mimic the effect of the variant gene in humans, and which were fed a diet rich in fat, sugar and cholesterol for nine months — meals representing the nutritional content of fast food.
These mice showed chemical changes in their brains, indicating an abnormal build-up of the protein tau as well as signs that cholesterol in food reduced levels of another protein called Arc involved in memory storage, Akterin said.
"All in all, the results give some indication of how Alzheimer's can be prevented, but more research in this field needs to be done before proper advice can be passed on to the general public," she said.
I can remember what I ate?
I bet Perez would Ball Gargle Ronald while he's in costume.
IF MY THREE YEAR OLD SAW THAT RONALD MCDONALD AT A PARADE HE WOULD PROBABLY CRY! HE'S A SCARY LOOKING MOTHER FUCKER!
THEN
THEY
NEED TO
FUCKING
CLOSE ALL
FAST FOODS
IMMEDIATELY.
Relettyb Thanks All Her Fans! –
Letty, when my brother was a baby, he screamed his guts out at all characters dressed in any costume. So funny.
Strange.
UTICA, NY—Art Schultz, better known as the Senpike Mall's Santa Claus, carried out the management-issued directive to push fine china dinnerware during dozens of two-minute lap sessions Monday. "Ho, ho, ho! Has Bobby been a good boy this year so Santa can bring him, a, uh, Wedgwood five-piece bone china setting in the timeless 'Crown Gold' pattern?" Schultz said to perplexed 5-year-old Robert Ullings. "Maybe if you're on your best behavior, and a big help to Mommy, Santa could bring you…a Lenox gravy boat!" Schultz bolstered his holiday messages by urging children to act now, as their good behavior could qualify their parents for a 10 percent discount on their first Nordstrom credit-card purchase.
BOO!
Guess that means that all the fat fucks of America who eat this crap are going to get Alzheimers…
hmmm….since when is this gossip?
Boring. How is this celebrity gossip Mario?
Why do men name their cars after women??
Because no matter how hot they are they still won't turn over in the morning!!!
Re: _Alice_ – MISSED YOU SWEETY!
If that bitch turns her head around she could have some special sauce….:o)
and a happy meal….
Re: _Alice_ –
I know totally! Morning sunshine!
Re: _Alice_ – Cakes want s to know what flavor my balls are, maybe you can inform him.
It's like the lottery being a tax for the stupid people.
Stupid people eat fast food and then they get stupid-er.
Ha ha.
Is anyone else sick as fuck of seeing these Fat Ass to Nice Ass "Diet Tea" advertisements on the right side of the screen!?!
Perez you suck!
OK NEXT YOU RAT BASTARD PEREZ!
Re: Perez Blows Goats – YAH AND THE FUCKING CARTOON OF A BITCH GETTING FUCKED FROM BEHIND!!!!
Right, that's it, no more Big Mac's. I'm switching to Burger King!
But when you lose your mind you don't even know it, so what's the problem?
Re: LettyB Thanks All Her Fans! – Missed you too!
WHOOAH!
Re: harrybalsac – Hahaha….they're tasty that's for sure.
Re: zarrafakt Hates Perez – HEY YOU!
Re: LettyB Thanks All Her Fans! – Hey U 2!
Yeah, no shit fatty? I bet you hate this story, you'll probably be a demented old fag won't you? Junk food is bad for you, please tell me something I DON'T already know, lardass! (Yeah you've lost some weight but you're still a fat pig).
Fast food should be taxed like cigarettes and booze.
My great grandma didn't eat fast food and she still had the disease.
They should do more studies because the results are somewhat unclear.
Me dear ol' grandmama died at 90 of Alzheimers, she'd never eaten at fast food restaurants in her life.
Denny Crain doesn't strike me as a fast food kind of guy.
FINALLY! someone said it. Take a look at the book "Skinny B*tch" over at amazon. I can't believe people still eat this stuff. You may as well start eating the products you keep under the kitchen sink.
It is a simple matter of the plaque that clogs your arteries from fast food simply migrates to the brain and does essentially the same thing. It is believed to function on the nano level. Beware though, this same problem can happen with the dental plaque migrating on a nanobacterial level to the brain. Hence why vegetarians and vegans actually have less instances of heart problems, and issues such as alzheimers and parkinsons. I also agree with some of the people on here….Ronald is really frightening, I have never understood his appeal….man looks like McDonalds ChiMo on the payroll.
Fuckers!
Ö GASP!!! u mean fast food is so unhealthy than it not only makes u fat?!? NNO SHIT!!!! if you can buy a burger for a dollar, do u really think its going to be healthy, or even decent quality?? use common sense every one…. good ingredients arent cheap… so dont be suprised when u get sick more often, or ur tummy hurts or u get fat after eating this shit too much.. same goes for sodas… u can poor coke on something rusty and the rust comes off.. theres obviously shome reallly crazy chamical shiz going on in that can, and u put it in ur body?! wake up people…
Save the Mice! Dont harm them to save people who eat food that they shouldn't to begin with!
'Do they serve MICE at McDonald's?'
how on earth do mice order?
Re: harrybalsac – wow can u get a life cause your comments are everywhere and its really annoying and discusting. dont u have something better to do?? like honestly.
I AM NOT FUCKING SURPRISED, PEOPLE EDUCATE YOURSELVES!, THE FOOD AMERICA IS FEEDING YOU IS KILLING YOU, EVEN MILK IS POISON. READ THE WEIGHT LOSS CURE by Kevin Trudeau!! also Natrual Cures (other books of Kevin Trudeau, its the best thing you can do for yourself. America is corrupt, the whole world is corrupt.
Re: Nikotyme – yeah but i bet she took alot of pharmacutical drugs
I love u Perez, but I think its funny that you post this and yet just about a week ago you posted a link for people to donate to Ronald McDonald house. Yes, it's a great charity that helps people, but isn't the company hurting more people than its helping?
Wow.its great………….
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So this is why my hubby's ex and her kids are fucking nuts? LOL They practically live at MickeyD's. His ex actually got mad at us during visitation when we refused to feed her kid fast food on a daily basis. Well then again, the loser drank and smoked while she was pregnant, so the fast food is just icing on the cake.