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Default Why foods high in saturated fat increase the likelihood of developing Alzheimer's disease.

On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:38:53 +0800, Phil..c wrote:

> "The brain has millions of blood vessels. Each vessel has a lining that
> is very selective about what is allowed to go in and out, and this keeps
> the brain in good health."
>
> Mamo and colleagues found this lining, called the blood-brain-barrier,
> is damaged by high saturated fat diets.


Cool! This means that we'll need less recreational drugs to get the
same high!

-sw