Alzheimer's Disease: Factors that contribute to Risk, Prevention, and Effective Treatments
Document Type
Poster Presentation
Keywords
Alzheimer's Disease, Diet, Treatments
Biography
My name is Joseph Smith. I am twenty eight years old and a senior at Marshall university. I'm a double major in Political Science and Psychology and I've always been interested in Alzheimer's disease due to the impact it has had on my family
Major
Political Science/Psychology
Advisor for this project
Dr. Penny Koontz
Abstract
Abstract
This literature review examines the risk factors, preventative factors, and evidence based treatments associated with Alzheimer’s Disease. The researcher expects to find that poor dietary habits and family history increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s and (2) that maintaining a healthy diet and active lifestyle may help prevent the disease. Alzheimer’s is a form of dementia, accounting for approximately 60% to 70% of all dementia cases. The findings showed that (1) a poor diet was a significant risk factor for the development of AD, (2) that a family history of Alzheimer’s Disease didn’t increase the likelihood of developing the disease, (3) that people that had been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus were at increased risk for developing AD, (4) that an active lifestyle combined with a healthy diet of fruit and fish lowered the risk of developing the disease, and (5) that there are various treatments, Insulin injections in the brain and Vitamin-B treatments, that have been shown to be effective at combating the disease. Implications include the prevention of AD before it develops and the effective use of treatment to combat its progression. Further research should include assessing the effectiveness of experimental treatments that have shown promise in slowing the progression of Alzheimer’s Disease.
Alzheimer's Disease: Factors that contribute to Risk, Prevention, and Effective Treatments
Abstract
This literature review examines the risk factors, preventative factors, and evidence based treatments associated with Alzheimer’s Disease. The researcher expects to find that poor dietary habits and family history increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s and (2) that maintaining a healthy diet and active lifestyle may help prevent the disease. Alzheimer’s is a form of dementia, accounting for approximately 60% to 70% of all dementia cases. The findings showed that (1) a poor diet was a significant risk factor for the development of AD, (2) that a family history of Alzheimer’s Disease didn’t increase the likelihood of developing the disease, (3) that people that had been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus were at increased risk for developing AD, (4) that an active lifestyle combined with a healthy diet of fruit and fish lowered the risk of developing the disease, and (5) that there are various treatments, Insulin injections in the brain and Vitamin-B treatments, that have been shown to be effective at combating the disease. Implications include the prevention of AD before it develops and the effective use of treatment to combat its progression. Further research should include assessing the effectiveness of experimental treatments that have shown promise in slowing the progression of Alzheimer’s Disease.
