Guest guest Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 Neuroepidemiology. 1993;12(1):28-36. The incidence of dementia and intake of animal products: preliminary findings from the Adventist Health Study.Giem P, Beeson WL, Fraser GE.Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Loma University, CA 92350.We investigated the relationship between animal product consumption and evidence of dementia in two cohort substudies. The first enrolled 272 California residents matched for age, sex, and zip code (1 vegan, 1 lacto-ovo-vegetarian, and 2 'heavy' meat eaters in each of 68 quartets). This design ensured a wide range of dietary exposure. The second included 2,984 unmatched subjects who resided within the Loma , California area. All subjects were enrolled in the Adventist Health Study. The matched subjects who ate meat (including poultry and fish) were more than twice as likely to become demented as their vegetarian counterparts (relative risk 2.18, p = 0.065) and the discrepancy was further widened (relative risk 2.99, p = 0.048) when past meat consumption was taken into account. There was no significant difference in the incidence of dementia in the vegetarian versus meat-eating unmatched subjects. There was no obvious explanation for the difference between the two substudies, although the power of the unmatched sub-study to detect an effect of 'heavy' meat consumption was unexpectedly limited. There was a trend towards delayed onset of dementia in vegetarians in both substudies.PMID: 8327020 [ ] dementia prevention? Those interested in "extra" help using supplements might want to look at the full text of: Sierpina, Victor S. MD; Sierpina, MS; Loera, A. MD; Grumbles, Loretta MD Complementary and Integrative Approaches to Dementia. Southern Medical Journal. 98(6):636-645, June 2005. AN: 00007611-200506000-00013. This is a review that evaluates complementary and alternative approaches to dementia and places them into an integrative framework. While many therapies in popular use have yet to be supported by "best-evidence" trials or meta-analysis, conventional treatments for dementia are clearly suboptimal. This encourages both health care providers and patients' families to expand their search for options for this difficult condition. We provide an in-depth review of mind-body and biologic therapies that have been studied or are in use for Alzheimer disease to provide a context for the busy clinician along with levels of evidence supporting them. Several principles emerge: the need for holism of care, support for care providers, the importance of social engagement and behavioral interventions, and the limited role of medication, nutriceuticals, and botanicals. Without dramatic and well-proven therapies, we find there is hope for the future in clinical care and research advances based on a number of promising therapies we describe.© 2005 Southern Medical Association InstitutionFrom the Departments of Family Medicine and Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX. It's not in a form I can print it here. Potential benefit: huperzine A acetyl-l-carnitine phosphatidylserine vit E ginko biloba Regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 Neuroepidemiology. 1993;12(1):28-36. The incidence of dementia and intake of animal products: preliminary findings from the Adventist Health Study.Giem P, Beeson WL, Fraser GE.Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Loma University, CA 92350.We investigated the relationship between animal product consumption and evidence of dementia in two cohort substudies. The first enrolled 272 California residents matched for age, sex, and zip code (1 vegan, 1 lacto-ovo-vegetarian, and 2 'heavy' meat eaters in each of 68 quartets). This design ensured a wide range of dietary exposure. The second included 2,984 unmatched subjects who resided within the Loma , California area. All subjects were enrolled in the Adventist Health Study. The matched subjects who ate meat (including poultry and fish) were more than twice as likely to become demented as their vegetarian counterparts (relative risk 2.18, p = 0.065) and the discrepancy was further widened (relative risk 2.99, p = 0.048) when past meat consumption was taken into account. There was no significant difference in the incidence of dementia in the vegetarian versus meat-eating unmatched subjects. There was no obvious explanation for the difference between the two substudies, although the power of the unmatched sub-study to detect an effect of 'heavy' meat consumption was unexpectedly limited. There was a trend towards delayed onset of dementia in vegetarians in both substudies.PMID: 8327020 [ ] dementia prevention? Those interested in "extra" help using supplements might want to look at the full text of: Sierpina, Victor S. MD; Sierpina, MS; Loera, A. MD; Grumbles, Loretta MD Complementary and Integrative Approaches to Dementia. Southern Medical Journal. 98(6):636-645, June 2005. AN: 00007611-200506000-00013. This is a review that evaluates complementary and alternative approaches to dementia and places them into an integrative framework. While many therapies in popular use have yet to be supported by "best-evidence" trials or meta-analysis, conventional treatments for dementia are clearly suboptimal. This encourages both health care providers and patients' families to expand their search for options for this difficult condition. We provide an in-depth review of mind-body and biologic therapies that have been studied or are in use for Alzheimer disease to provide a context for the busy clinician along with levels of evidence supporting them. Several principles emerge: the need for holism of care, support for care providers, the importance of social engagement and behavioral interventions, and the limited role of medication, nutriceuticals, and botanicals. Without dramatic and well-proven therapies, we find there is hope for the future in clinical care and research advances based on a number of promising therapies we describe.© 2005 Southern Medical Association InstitutionFrom the Departments of Family Medicine and Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX. It's not in a form I can print it here. Potential benefit: huperzine A acetyl-l-carnitine phosphatidylserine vit E ginko biloba Regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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