Eat For Dementia

Question 1

Dementia includes

Answer 1

Mood swings

Question 2

Refined carbs absorb quicker, prompt bigger _ than complex carbs

Answer 2

Insulin response

Question 3

People with _ appear to be at higher risk of dementia

Answer 3

Type 2 diabetes

Question 4

Possible that excess insulin enables proteins called _ to accumulate in the brain

Answer 4

Beta-amyloid

Question 5

MIND diet acronym

Answer 5

Mediterranean DASH intervention for neurogenerative Delay

Question 6

MIND diet combines two diets that benefit reducing risk of (2)

Answer 6

Type 2 diabetes

Cardiovascular problems

Question 7

MIND emphasizes (2)

Answer 7

Leafy greens

Berries

Question 8

Because of antioxidant properties, MInD diet emphasizes (2)

Answer 8

Leafy greens

Berries

Question 9

Antioxidant properties can help reduce

Answer 9

Oxidative stress

Question 10

An imbalance between (2) in body can lead to cell damage

Answer 10

Free radicals

Protective antioxidants

Question 11

Eating more _ reduces chance of developing dementia

Answer 11

Omega-3 fatty acids

Question 12

AGE are a

Answer 12

Compound

Question 13

AGE in high levels associated with _ that precede many chronic diseases (2)

Answer 13

Inflammation

Oxidative stress

Question 14

AGE also precedes

Answer 14

Alzheimer’s

Question 15

AGE May also contribute to tangling of _ inside brain cells

Answer 15

Tau protein

Question 16

AGEs form inside the body when blood glucose combines with

Answer 16

Proteins or fats

Question 17

High levels of AGEs may also form in _

Answer 17

Food exposed to high-temp cooking

Question 18

Age level in cooking, beef fried (h/l)

Answer 18

H

Question 19

Age level in cooking, beef stewed (h/l)

Answer 19

L

Question 20

Age level in cooking, chicken boiled (h/l)

Answer 20

L

Question 21

Age level in cooking, salmon grilled (h/l)

Answer 21

H

Question 22

Alzheimer’s interferes with neurons _ process (2)

Answer 22

Communication

Repair

Question 23

Alzheimer’s causes greater loss of _ than normal

Answer 23

Neurons

Question 24

Healthy brain, network of neurons communicate via (2) signals

Answer 24

Electrical

Chemical

Question 25

Electrical and chemical communication called

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Neurotransmitters

Question 26

The gap that neurons (neurotransmitters) communicate across is called

Answer 26

Synapses

Question 27

In healthy brain, neurons/neurotransmitters continually

Answer 27

Repair themselves

Question 28

In Alzheimer’s, abnormal amount of _ collects between neurons and forms plaque

Answer 28

Beta-amyloid

Question 29

Beta-am loud is normally

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Harmless

Question 30

Astrocytes clear _ in brain

Answer 30

Debris

Question 31

Microglia in brain destroy

Answer 31

Toxins

Question 32

(Alzheimer’s) instead of removing debris like beta-amyloids, microglia and astrocytes _

Answer 32

Cause inflammation and further damage neurons

Question 33

Tau proteins normally support _ internal structure

Answer 33

Neurons

Question 34

In Alzheimer’s, tau proteins form

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Tangles

Question 35

Tau protein tangles disrupt

Answer 35

Neurons signaling function

Question 36

(Alzheimer’s) as neurons are damaged and die, communication between networks break down and

Answer 36

Areas of the brain shrink