The Postprandial Effects of a Moderately High-Fat Meal on Lipid Profiles and Vascular Inflammation in Alzheimer’s Disease Patients: A Pilot Study | Zendy

Robin Altman | Zendy; Alison H. Keenan | Zendy; John W. Newman | Zendy; John C. Rutledge | Zendy

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The Postprandial Effects of a Moderately High-Fat Meal on Lipid Profiles and Vascular Inflammation in Alzheimer’s Disease Patients: A Pilot Study

Author(s) -

Robin Altman,

Alison H. Keenan,

John W. Newman,

John C. Rutledge

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

journal of general practice

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2329-9126

DOI - 10.4172/2329-9126.1000186

Subject(s) - postprandial , medicine , endocrinology , inflammation , meal , insulin

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease of aging with unknown causative factors. Accumulating evidence suggests that inflammation and neurovascular dysfunction play important roles in AD. The postprandial period following a moderately high-fat meal is associated with vascular inflammation in young, healthy individuals; however, this relationship has not been investigated in Alzheimer's patients despite their exaggerated inflammatory state.

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