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Do vegetarians get Alzheimer's disease?

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Do vegetarians get Alzheimer's disease?
« on: 09/04/2017 10:25:34 »
Margaret McCahon wrote to ask me:

Do vegetarians get Alzheimer's disease?

What do you think?
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Re: Do vegetarians get Alzheimer's disease?
« Reply #1 on: 10/04/2017 17:35:24 »
As far as we know, yes, and with roughly the same frequency as non-vegetarians. It's a tricky study to do though, because one has to control for potential confounders, like longevity.
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