Alzheimer's 'diet link' analyzed

A study is being launched to investigate possible links between diet and Alzheimer's disease. Researchers at the Alzheimer's Society will look at the effects of fruit juice, red wine and oily fish on the incidence of mental illness. They will analyze data from new and existing studies to see if a healthy "Mediterranean diet" could reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's.

Neil Hunt, chief executive of the Alzheimer's Society, said there seemed to be evidence that it could be "extremely beneficial". "Nothing is going to guarantee cures or prevention of dementia, but we do think there probably are things that people can do to reduce their chances of getting these bad illnesses," he said. "We don't want to encourage false hope, but we are hoping that this study will produce genuine advice for people." The study's first findings are expected in July.

Steve - there is copious amounts of data that already exists showing the relationship between lifestyle/diet and Alzheimer's prevention. What the Alzheimer's organizations and governments need to do is to aggressively promote a campaign emphasizing lifestlye/diet improvement. The Alzheimer's Association, based in Chicago, is already starting to do this. But believe it or not, they need more money to promote lifestyle/diet improvement than they do to fund research to find a drug cure. How sad.