{"id":16398,"date":"2014-02-23T10:53:17","date_gmt":"2014-02-23T15:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/?p=16398"},"modified":"2014-02-23T11:43:52","modified_gmt":"2014-02-23T16:43:52","slug":"does-a-diet-high-in-carbohydrates-increase-your-risk-of-dementia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/2014\/02\/does-a-diet-high-in-carbohydrates-increase-your-risk-of-dementia\/","title":{"rendered":"Does a diet high in carbohydrates increase your risk of dementia?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From the Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. media release:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/healthy_food_choices.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-15003\" alt=\"healthy_food_choices\" src=\"http:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/healthy_food_choices.jpg\" width=\"290\" height=\"205\" \/><\/a>Even small increases in blood sugar<\/strong> caused by a diet high in carbohydrates can be detrimental to brain health.<\/p>\n<p>Recent reports in medical literature <strong>link carbohydrate calorie-rich diets to a greater risk for brain shrinkage, dementia and Alzheimer&#8217;s disease, impaired cognition, and other disorders<\/strong>. David Perlmutter, MD, best-selling author of Grain Brain, explores this important topic in a provocative interview in Alternative and Complementary Therapies from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. The article is available free on the Alternative and Complementary Therapies website.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. 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, <em>Brain and Gut<\/em>, that 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.<\/p>\n<p>In the interview &#8220;Rethinking Dietary Approaches for Brain Health,&#8221; Dr. Perlmutter says, &#8220;We live with this notion that a calorie is a calorie, but at least in terms of brain health, and I believe for the rest of the body as well, there are very big differences between our sources of calories in terms of the impact on our health. <strong>Carbohydrate calories, which elevate blood glucose, are dramatically more detrimental to human physiology, and specifically to human health<\/strong>, than are calories derived from healthful sources of fat.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Perlmutter will explore how brain health and cognitive function are linked to nutrition in his presentation, &#8220;The Care and Feeding of Your Brain,&#8221; to be delivered at the 2014 Integrative Healthcare Symposium taking place now in New York City.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. media release: Even small increases in blood sugar caused by a diet high in carbohydrates can be detrimental to brain health. Recent reports in medical literature link carbohydrate calorie-rich diets to a greater risk for brain shrinkage, dementia and Alzheimer&#8217;s disease, impaired cognition, and other disorders. 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