Open AccessTHE INFLUENCE BETWEEN ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND HEALTHY EATING: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Author(s) -
Fernando Parahyba Diogo De Siqueira,
Vanessa Siqueira,
L. N. Falcao,
Adenildo de Jesus Costa Bezerra,
Carlos Silva
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
dementia and neuropsychologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.54
H-Index - 21
ISSN - 1980-5764
DOI - 10.5327/1980-5764.rpda062
Subject(s) - mediterranean diet , disease , neuroprotection , thiamine , dementia , alzheimer's disease , acetylcholine , cholinergic , hippocampus , medicine , pathogenesis , bioinformatics , neuroscience , psychology , endocrinology , biology
Background: Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease responsible for neuronal losses that affect mainly the cortex and hippocampus, which begin to shrink in size, damaging cognitive functions. This process affects cholinergic neurons, influencing acetylcholine (ACH) levels, a memoryrelated neurotransmitter. Glucose metabolism and low thiamine levels appear to be affected by AD. Consequently, diabetes becomes a disease associated with AD and the thiamine deficiency levels depress the use of glucose by the brain. Thus, nutrition may have a role in preventing dementia through the treatment and prevention. Objective: To summarize the knowledge about this topic by reviewing articles and analyzing if healthy eating influences the development of AD. Methods: Selection of articles from the Scielo database. Results: Inflammation contributes to the pathogenesis of AD. The effect observed in patients with adherence to the Mediterranean diet translates into a decrease in inflammatory markers at the plasma level. One of the symptoms, memory loss, can be prevented by a micronutrient named thiamine, a precursor of ACH, it is found in the leguminous. The Mediterranean diet has been shown to attribute a neuroprotective activity which goes with its anti-inflammatory effect. Conclusion: AD starts by its multifactorial etiology that consists of genotype and phenotype. Nutrition would be efficient as a preventive and a therapeutic alternative among other.