Fatty diet 'may help fight Alzheimer's'

Published on 17/10/2005 01:13

A DIET high in fat and low in carbohydrates could help combat the development of Alzheimer's, a study has found.

Scientists used mice engineered to suffer from Alzheimer's to test the effects of a high-fat, low-carb diet - called a "ketogenic diet".

They found that the brain protein amyloid-beta - an indicator of the disease - was reduced in the mice on the ketogenic diet.

The report, published in the journal Nutrition and Metabolism, appears to show the opposite to previous studies suggesting that fat has a negative effect on Alzheimer's.