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   Beware -- a diet rich in carbohydrates could give you dementia!    
      
   Editorial Team Feb 24, 2014    
      
   Dementia researchers have linked carbohydrate calorie-rich diets to a greater   
   risk for brain shrinkage, dementia and Alzheimer's disease, impaired   
   cognition, and other disorders. Dr David Perlmutter, a board-certified   
   neurologist and fellow of the    
   American College of Nutrition, has just been appointed Editor-in-Chief of a   
   new peer-reviewed journal, Brain and Gut, which will debut in summer 2014.    
   The journal will publish leading-edge research dedicated to exploring a whole   
   systems approach to    
   health and disease from the intimate relationship between the brain and the   
   digestive systems.   
   Dr Perlmutter said that they live with this notion that a calorie is a   
   calorie, but at least in terms of brain health, and he believes for the rest   
   of the body as well, there are very big differences between our sources of   
   calories in terms of the impact    
   on their health. He said that carbohydrate calories, which elevate blood   
   glucose, are dramatically more detrimental to human physiology, and   
   specifically to human health, than are calories derived from healthful sources   
   of fat. The article has been    
   published free on the Alternative and Complementary Therapies website.    
   What is dementia?    
   Dementia refers to a group of degenerative mental diseases in which there is a   
   serious loss of cognitive function which goes beyond normal ageing. Symptoms   
   include confusion, mood swings, long-term memory loss and a gradual loss of   
   bodily functions.    
   Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia. It is caused due to plaque   
   deposition in the brain's neurons which affects its functioning and causes it   
   to die. Why this happens is still not clear though research suggests it's   
   linked to genetic    
   susceptibility and mental age. Read our topic page on dementia for more info.    
   What are the early symptoms of dementia?    
   Every person is unique and dementia affects people differently - no two people   
   will have symptoms that develop in exactly the same way. An individual's   
   personality, general health and social situation are all important factors in   
   determining the impact    
   of dementia on him or her. Symptoms vary between Alzheimer's disease and other   
   types of dementia, but there are broad similarities between them all. The most   
   common signs are memory loss and the loss of practical abilities, which can   
   lead to withdrawal    
   from work or social activities. If you think that these problems are affecting   
   your daily life, or the life of someone you know, you should talk to your   
   doctor.    
    The most common early symptoms of dementia are:    
   Memory loss    
   Declining memory, especially short-term memory, is the most common early   
   symptom of dementia. People with ordinary forgetfulness can still remember   
   other facts associated with the thing they have forgotten. For example, they   
   may briefly forget their next-   
   door neighbour's name but they still know the person they are talking to is   
   their next-door neighbour. A person with dementia will not only forget their   
   neighbour's name but also the context.    
   Difficulty performing familiar tasks    
   People with dementia often find it hard to complete everyday tasks that are so   
   familiar we usually do not think about how to do them. A person with dementia   
   may not know in what order to put clothes on or the steps for preparing a   
   meal.    
   Problems with language    
   Occasionally everyone has trouble finding the right word but a person with   
   dementia often forgets simple words or substitutes unusual words, making   
   speech or writing hard to understand.    
   Disorientation to time and place    
   We sometimes forget the day of the week or where we are going but people with   
   dementia can become lost in familiar places such as the road they live in,   
   forget where they are or how they got there, and not know how to get back   
   home. A person with    
   dementia may also confuse night and day. Read more about the early symptoms of   
   dementia...    
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