The one-fourth of people with the highest percent intake of sugar (30% of calories) were 30% more likely to have mild cognitive impairment or dementia compare to the one-fourth of people with the lowest percent sugar intake (17% of calories) according to a study from researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
“A dietary pattern with relatively high caloric intake from carbohydrates and low caloric intake from fat and proteins may increase the risk of [mild cognitive impairment] or dementia in elderly persons,” the authors of the study concluded.
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