Tag Archives: Alzheimer’s Disease
Oxford University, Food for the Brain, Alzheimer’s Disease and a Curious Test
The People’s Medical Journal (aka Daily Mail) has a touching faith in the value of early diagnosis and screening tests. It would be rather charming to note that their history of being wrong has not as yet reduced them to … Continue reading
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Holford claims a study shows his recommendations reduce Alzheimer’s risk
Holford claims a study shows his recommendations reduce Alzheimer’s risk. It’s a bit more complicated than that. Continue reading
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Holford on Kim Hill’s Radio New Zealand show
We were concerned to hear Patrick Holford featuring in a truly disappointing interview on Kim Hill’s Saturday morning radio show: he was given over 50 minutes, almost unchallenged, to assert a whole manner of dubious claims. Patrick Holford – introduced … Continue reading
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Patrick Holford, Alzheimer’s Disease, Homocysteine Tests and Supplements
Professors Patrick Holford and David Smith choose the Daily Record to announce their remarkable findings that Alzheimer’s Disease is preventable with just a “few simple diet and lifestyle changes”. Holford advocates the use of a simple blood test to detect risk for Alzheimer’s Disease. Yet, there is no clear clinical evidence to support the notion that lowering raised homocysteine levels actually results in a significant clinical outcome. As recently as 2006, Smith wrote this about a role for B vitamins in preventing AD:
Large-scale randomised trials of homocysteine-lowering B vitamins are needed to see if a proportion of dementia in the world can be prevented.
So, if these haven’t been done, is it appropriate to advocate testing and supplementation? Continue reading
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