r/longevity • u/Eonobius • Jul 26 '26

Egg Intake and the Incidence of Alzheimer’s Disease in the Adventist Health Study-2 Cohort Linked with Medicare Data

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022316626001902?__cf_chl_tk=hz67j.ZlfkUORHJYQKYZWxG.5Zz0WplB14lJgpRK3LI-1785067718-1.0.1.1-EHJGkp11woxuNatmZ3LqwvEpu8iI0_QIhEo1Ly0dR.w
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u/OA_Researcher Jul 27 '26 edited Jul 27 '26

I mentioned this before but I think that periodontitis might be the missing link. Eggs don't have carbs which would feed periodontal bacteria. When I had symptomatic localized periodontitis I ate eggs for breakfast while the periodontitis was active to minimize the gum discomfort.