Pizza, Processed Meat, and Sweets Linked to Faster Cognitive Decline in Some Older Adults

A common Alzheimer’s risk gene may make the brain more vulnerable to a diet heavy in pizza, processed meat, and sweets. Researchers led by Murdoch University and Alzheimer’s Research Australia followed 185 older adults in Perth for more than seven years. They found that participants who carried the APOE ε4 allele and ate more Western-style [...]