US EditionStudy finds potential link between high-fat cheese and lower risk of dementia
A 25-year Swedish study links daily intake of high-fat cheese and cream with a 13% and 16% lower dementia risk respectively, with vascular dementia risk reduced by 29%.
- Wednesday, Lund University researchers published in Neurology a 25-year study of 27,670 Swedish adults linking higher intake of high-fat cheese and high-fat cream to lower dementia risk.
- Lund University researchers used the Malmö Diet and Cancer study, comparing 50 g/day high-fat cheese versus less than 15 g/day and 20 g/day high-fat cream versus none, adjusting for age, sex, education and overall diet quality.
- Researchers found eating 50 g/day of high-fat cheese correlated with a 13% lower dementia risk and a 29% lower vascular dementia risk in subgroup analyses.
- Researchers cautioned the study shows association, not proof, and stressed limits of observational data; reduced Alzheimer's risk appeared only in people without the APOE e4 gene variant, and all participants were Swedish.
- The findings may prompt reevaluation of how certain full-fat dairy fits into brain-healthy diets, as fermentation produces bioactive compounds affecting vascular pathways; Isaacson stressed, 'There is no one-size-fits-all approach to Alzheimer's prevention,' and researchers called for more studies in other countries.
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