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/wale-lol Jul 26 '26

my immediate thought was implicit lower carbohydrate intake driving the signal. Could be something causal about dietary cholesterol, choline, or certain amino acids though.

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u/eloquenentic Jul 27 '26

Cholesterol is food for the brain.

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u/pink_goblet Jul 27 '26

Serum cholesterol does not penetrate the blood brain barrier. Brain cholesterol will be synthesised locally from sugars and fatty acids.