Inflammation and Diet
A significant dietary shift towards simple carbohydrates has been linked to increased inflammation, which plays a crucial role in neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Elevated blood sugar not only binds to proteins, creating harmful free radicals but also activates inflammation. This connection highlights the profound impact of modern eating habits on health outcomes.In this clip
From this podcast
The mindbodygreen Podcast
55: Dr. David Perlmutter On Eating For A Healthy Brain, Avoiding Alzheimer's, And More
Related Questions
What is the correlation between blood glucose and inflammation?
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Can you explain the connection between our modern diet and the role blood sugar plays in cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s, weight gain, aging, arthritis, and diabetes, considering that our hunter-gatherer ancestors never ate foods that spiked their blood glucose and insulin levels? This question is in reference to the episode The Brain-Immune-Gut Connection in Aging & Neurodegeneration with Dr. Peter Kan and the clip Blood Sugar and Aging, as well as the episode 313: What science still gets wrong about longevity | Robb Wolf, biochemist & New York Times bestselling author and the clip Sugar Consumption Shift.