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Daily egg intake linked to lower Alzheimer’s risk in older adults
Loma Linda University researchers studied egg intake and Alzheimer’s diagnoses among 39,498 adults aged 65 and older in the United States.
Participants were followed for an average of 15.3 years, and Medicare records showed that 2,858 received a new Alzheimer’s diagnosis.
Those who ate an egg a day at least five days a week had a 27% lower risk than people who almost never ate eggs.
Less frequent egg eating was also linked to lower risk, though the study does not show that eggs caused the difference.
Egg yolks contain choline and other nutrients that may support brain function, but researchers have not identified one nutrient as the reason for the pattern.
The findings add to evidence about diet and brain health, while the study’s results alone do not establish that eating eggs prevents Alzheimer’s.
A study of 39,498 adults aged 65 and older found that eating eggs was associated with a lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
People who ate one egg a day at least five days a week had a 27 percent lower risk than those who almost never ate eggs.
The study used data from the Adventist Health Study-2 and followed participants for an average of 15.3 years.
Researchers suggested choline and other nutrients in egg yolks might help explain the association, but did not identify a single nutrient as the cause.
- Who
- Researchers at Loma Linda University studied 39,498 adults aged 65 and older.
- What
- The study found that more frequent egg consumption was associated with lower Alzheimer’s risk.
- When
- Participants were tracked for an average of 15.3 years. The dates of the study period are not stated.
- Where
- The data came from the Adventist Health Study-2. The study location is not stated.
- Why
- Researchers suggested nutrients in egg yolks, including choline, could help explain the association; the cause was not established.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Federal dietary guidelines dropped the daily cholesterol cap and welcomed eggs back into healthy eating patterns.
Researchers tracked participants, and Medicare records identified 2,858 new Alzheimer’s diagnoses.
- Study participants
- 39,498 adults aged 65 and older
- Follow-up
- Average of 15.3 years
- New Alzheimer’s diagnoses
- 2,858
- Daily egg consumption
- At least five days a week was associated with a 27 percent lower risk than almost never eating eggs
- Study source
- Adventist Health Study-2
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