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Beyond Alzheimers

Increase In Diabetes Will Fuel Explosion Of Alzheimer's Dementia

Scott Mendelson, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Alzheimer's Disease, Alzheimer's, Dementia, Alzheimers, Diabetes, Beyond Alzheimer's, Scott Mendelson, Health Care, Healthy Living News
Scott Mendelson, M.D.

Diabetes adversely affects the functions of virtually every organ in the body. Consequently, it is a major risk factor for heart disease, stroke, and other illness, like various forms of dementia.

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The "Food Hormone" Leptin, And Alzheimer's Disease

Scott Mendelson, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Leptin, Alzheimer'z Disease, Causes of Dementia, Metabolic Syndrome, Preventative Medicine, Beyond Alzheimer's, Health, Healthy Living News
Scott Mendelson, M.D.

For a number of years there has been evidence that leptin, a hormone involved in the regulation of appetite and fat metabolism in the body, might play a role in preventing Alzheimer's Disease.

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