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Article: Memory: Loss May Be Tied to High Blood Sugar -- Simple diet and exercise could protect brain from fogged memory of aging
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- Yakima Herald-Republic
- Article date:
- February 4, 2003
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WASHINGTON - Losing your memory in old age sometimes may have
nothing to do with Alzheimer's and lots to do with blood sugar.
So suggests new research that found people who don't process blood
sugar normally - a silent, pre-diabetic condition - are likely to
suffer poor memory and even a shrinkage of the brain region crucial
for recall.
The good news: If the small study from New York University is
confirmed, simple diet and exercise could help many people protect
their brains from the fogged memory associated with aging.
Maybe the threat of memory loss - an oft-cited fear among aging
baby boomers - will provide the final push for people to take those
steps, says lead researcher Dr. Antonio ...
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