This article in the Daily Beast from 2 days ago focuses on the US healthcare system's issues with treatment as opposed to prevention.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/08/22/why-we-can-and-must-focus-on-preventing-alzheimer-s.html
But the underlying science is about the effect of sugar on risk of dementia - forget about the problems sugar causes to our bodies, it seems it's just as bad for our brains:
"Last week, a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine showed how levels of blood sugar directly relate to risk for dementia. The investigation followed over 2,000 elderly individuals for an average of 6.8 years and found that even small elevations of blood sugar translated into a significant increased risk for dementia, even among persons without diabetes."
So I'm carrying on the sweetener then! I've even managed to get used to some brands of coffee without either sugar or sweetener - but only the really good stuff! One small step at a time...
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