Dietary Sugar Intake Associated with a Higher Risk of Dementia in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We have limited evidence for the relationship of high sugar intake with dementia risk.

Objective

To determine whether high sugar intake is associated with an increased risk of dementia in community-dwelling older adultsMethods:This study included 789 participants of the Rush Memory and Aging Project (community-based longitudinal cohort study of older adults free of known dementia at enrollment), with annual clinical assessments and complete nutrient data (obtained by validated food frequency questionnaire). Clinical diagnosis of dementia is based on the criteria of the joint working group of the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke and the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association. We used Cox proportional hazard mo

SUBMITTER: Agarwal P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10921393 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature