Alzheimer's Cause By Poor Diet?

     An article written by Mark Bittman of the New York Times says that reducing the amount of junk food a person eats can lower the risk of getting Alzheimers Disease. This idea has been around since 2005 but it has started  becoming more convincing more recently. This information has been presented by a cover story in the New Scientist handbook. This study is proven when people understand how insulin is important in maintaining homeostasis in the body.
          Insulin keeps the blood vessels that supply the brain healthy and absorbs gluclose allowing the brain to become stronger. When insulin levels are low in the body it can lead to reduced brain functions. When eating too much junk food, your brain may become "insulin resistant", which leads to memory loss and becoming disoriented which are the early stages to Alzheimer's. Along with loss of memory, it can cause a change in a person's personality.

           This type of loss of brain function is being called Type 3 diabetes. So in short having a poor diet can cause not only type 2 diabetes but also type 3 diabetes which means not only are you not healthy physically, but your not healthy mentally either. Scientists are encouraging people to start becoming more healthy with their diets. They want people to see the risks in what these foods are and keep them from making bad decisions.