Memory Decline and Type 2 Diabetes in Seniors
Filed in archive Diet , Notable , Research by Gloria Gamat on June 26, 2008
Now, new findings suggest that adults with type 2 diabetes who eat (unhealthy) high-fat meals may experience memory declines immediately afterward.

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Which however can be prevented by taking the antioxidants, Vitamins C and E. I've always been careful with such of findings that includes something the will offset the effect, so to speak. It's like the end, justifies the means, don't yout think?
Anyway, the above study (led by Baycrest) findings are published in the July issue of Nutrition Research:
This latest study, led by Baycrest and published in the July issue of Nutrition Research, suggests that taking high doses of antioxidant vitamins C and E with the meal may help minimize those memory slumps.
"Our bottom line is that consuming unhealthy meals for those with diabetes can temporarily further worsen already underlying memory problems associated with the disease,"said lead author Michael hermanChui, who conducted the research as a University of Toronto pathobiology undergraduate in the Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit (KLARU) at Baycrest.
"We've shown that antioxidant vitamins can minimize oxidative stress from the meal and reduce those immediate memory deficits."
Read more from Science Daily.
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