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Alzheimer’s disease now affects more than seven million people in the U.S., and nearly four in five Americans say they would want to know if they have it before symptoms emerge.
This data comes from the Alzheimer’s Association's annual report, titled “Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures.”
“For a long time, it was like, ‘Oh, I wouldn’t want to find out.’ And so knowing that people can do more now is making a difference in the stigma,” said Dr. Elizabeth Edgerly, senior director for Community Programs and Services for the Alzheimer’s Association, in an interview with Fox News Digital.
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Edgerly was referring to the advancement of technology that allows for early Alzheimer’s detection, making testing more accessible than ever.
Traditionally, pre-symptom Alzheimer's testing has involved costly, invasive methods like PET scans and spinal taps.
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The threat of ultraprocessed food consumption is in the spotlight amid the U.S. government’s plans to phase out artificial food dyes.
New research is supporting this movement, revealing that foods in this category are linked to premature deaths in eight countries.
The study, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, focused on the risk of all-cause mortality and the “epidemiologic burden” from ultraprocessed food consumption.
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The meta-analysis of observational cohort studies, conducted from November 2023 to July 2024, looked at people with low consumption of ultraprocessed foods in Colombia and Brazil, intermediate consumption in Chile and Mexico, and high consumptions in the U.S., the U.K., Australia and Canada.
The researchers found an association between ultraprocessed foods and all-cause mortality in all eight countries, varying from 4% risk in Colombia to 14% risk in the U.K. and U.S.
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