{"id":186664,"date":"2017-08-02T13:01:45","date_gmt":"2017-08-02T13:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i2\/does-spinach-cause-alzheimers\/"},"modified":"2017-08-02T13:01:45","modified_gmt":"2017-08-02T13:01:45","slug":"does-spinach-cause-alzheimers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i2\/does-spinach-cause-alzheimers\/","title":{"rendered":"Does spinach cause Alzheimer&#8217;s?"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Iron-rich food may damage brains similar to how the element causes rusting<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>People with high levels of iron and the protein amyloid experience decline<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Yet, high amyloid and low iron levels makes people\u00a0less at risk of Alzheimer&#8217;s<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Removing &#8216;rust&#8217; from the brain could prevent or delay the degenerative disease<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Researchers do not recommend people stop eating iron-rich food at this time \u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By<\/p>\n<p>Alexandra Thompson Health Reporter For Mailonline<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"><span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-published\"><br \/>\n  <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Published:<\/span><br \/>\n  07:54 EDT, 2 August 2017<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n | <span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated\"><br \/>\n  <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Updated:<\/span><br \/>\n  08:34 EDT, 2 August 2017<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"share-facebook\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-twitter\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-pinterest\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-gplus\">\n      <span class=\"g-interactivepost\"><br \/>\n        <a><\/a><br \/>\n      <\/span>\n        <\/li>\n<li class=\"share-email\">\n<p>                <span class=\"wai\">e-mail<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n<li class=\"share-icons\" id=\"shareLinkTop\">\n            <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"count-number\">           7<\/p>\n<p class=\"count-text\">View <br \/> comments<\/p>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Spinach may cause Alzheimer&#8217;s disease in at-risk people, research suggests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The salad leaf&#8217;s iron-rich content may damage the brain similar to how the compound causes metal to rust, according to the researchers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">People with high levels of iron alongside the protein amyloid, which has previously been associated with Alzheimer&#8217;s, are more likely to experience rapid cognitive decline, a study found.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Those with high amyloid but low iron levels are less at-risk of the disease, the research adds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Removing such &#8216;rust&#8217; from the brain could prevent or delay the degenerative condition, the researchers add.<\/p>\n<p>        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-84cd78096452784e\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" height=\"428\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Spinach may cause Alzheimer's disease in at-risk people, research suggests\u00a0\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-84cd78096452784e\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/12\/42E6F21A00000578-4753226-image-a-1_1501673893960.jpg\" height=\"428\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Spinach may cause Alzheimer's disease in at-risk people, research suggests\u00a0\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Spinach may cause Alzheimer&#8217;s disease in at-risk people, research suggests\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul class=\"rotator-panels link-bogr1 linkro-ccox\">\n<li>\n<p>  <span>Throats are &#8216;silent reservoirs&#8217; for gonorrhoea: Scientist&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <span>Why you should always wear a seat belt in the car: Shocking&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <span>Is diabetes infectious? Condition may spread through toxic&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <span>Burns survivor, 33, who endured years of bullying for her&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"mol-factbox-title\">&#8216;NINJA DRUG&#8217; PREVENTS ALZHEIMER&#8217;S BY DESTROYING HARMFUL CELLS IN THE BRAIN \u00a0<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A &#8216;ninja drug&#8217; could prevent Alzheimer&#8217;s disease by destroying harmful cells in the brain, research suggested last month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Experiments reveal the treatment stops the process that kills brain cells in dementia patients, while also protecting against short-term memory loss, a study found.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Unlike other Alzheimer&#8217;s medications, the drug, known as PMN310 antibody, does not cause side effects, according to the developers at Toronto-based ProMIS Neurosciences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">If successful in future trials, the drug could be available for patients in 2025, they add.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Alzheimer&#8217;s disease is the most common form of dementia and affects around 5.5 million people in the US and 850,000 in the UK.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-medium health-ccox mol-style-bold\">Rusting in the brain \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Lead author Dr Scott Ayton from the University of Melbourne, said: &#8216;The rusting you see on iron metal is the same rusting reaction that occurs in the brain,&#8217; The Express<\/a> reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Although iron is important for energy, it can cause cellular stress and their subsequent death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The researchers plan to conduct a five-year trial investigating whether an anti-iron drug could treat Alzheimer&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Treatments that focus on altering amyloid levels have had limited success. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Dr Ayton said: &#8216;Given the data from our study, it seems reasonable to hypothesise that lowering iron in the brain would slow the progression of the disease, but we can only know that by testing it, which is what we are now going to do.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-medium health-ccox mol-style-bold\">Do not cut back on dietary iron\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The researchers do not recommend people cut back on their dietary iron intake to reduce their Alzheimer&#8217;s risk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">This is because the amount of the iron in the brain appears unrelated to levels in the blood or a person&#8217;s food intake.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Dr\u00a0Ayton said: &#8216;We don&#8217;t have any evidence that the amount of iron you eat, or the amount that is measured in your blood, has any impact on the amount of iron in your brain, so we are not recommending people change what they eat based on our research.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The findings were published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>            <!-- ad: http:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v2\/us\/health\/none\/article\/other\/inread_player.html --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"social-links-title\">Share or comment on this article<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"bigLinks sc-icns cleared\">\n<li class=\"share-facebook\">\n<p>                                    <span class=\"wai\">e-mail<\/span><br \/>\n                                <\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n<li class=\"share-icons\" id=\"shareLinkBottom\">\n<p>                                <\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n<li id=\"addCommentButton\" class=\"add-comment\">\n<p>                                <\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"rotator-panels\">\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">  <span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">From the incredible moment lightning hits an ERUPTING&#8230;<\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">  <span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">Russian female biker who performed raunchy stunts for&#8230;<\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">  <span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">&#8216;They came into this world together and they have gone&#8230;<\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">  <span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">&#8216;You look like a pillar box!&#8217;: Irate Aldi shopper&#8217;s&#8230;<\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">  <span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">&#8216;Cash Me Ousside&#8217; 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