[COCONUT OIL: NON-ALTERNATIVE DRUG TREATMENT AGAINST ALZHEIMER´S DISEASE].
| Autor: | Hu Yang I; Universidad Católica de Valencia.. joseenrique.delarubia@uev.es., De la Rubia Ortí JE; Universidad Europea de Valencia.. joseenrique.delarubia@uev.es., Selvi Sabater P; Hospital Universitario Morales Meseguer.. joseenrique.delarubia@uev.es., Sancho Castillo S; Universidad Católica de Valencia.. joseenrique.delarubia@uev.es., Rochina MJ; Universidad de Valencia. España.. joseenrique.delarubia@uev.es., Manresa Ramón N; Hospital Universitario Morales Meseguer.. joseenrique.delarubia@uev.es., Montoya-Castilla I; Universidad de Valencia. España.. joseenrique.delarubia@uev.es. |
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| Jazyk: | Spanish; Castilian |
| Zdroj: | Nutricion hospitalaria [Nutr Hosp] 2015 Dec 01; Vol. 32 (6), pp. 2822-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Dec 01. |
| DOI: | 10.3305/nh.2015.32.6.9707 |
| Abstrakt: | Background: Alzheimer's dementia is the most prevalent nowadays. As for treatment, there is no definitive cure drug, thus new therapies are needed. In this regard the medium chain triglycerides are a direct source of cellular energy and can be a nonpharmacological alternative to the neuronal death for lack of it, that occurs in Alzheimer patients. Objective: to evaluate the impact of coconut oil in the development of Alzheimer's dementia, in any degree of dementia. Also determine whether this improvement influences within variables such as sex and suffering or not Type II Diabetes Mellitus. Material and Methods: a prospective study was conducted in patients with Alzheimer's dementia, with a control and an intervention group which was administered 40 ml/day of extra virgin coconut oil. The parameters evaluated were the mini test scores Lobo cognitive test, pre and post intervention in both groups. Results: it was observed in subjects taking the product, a statistically significant increase in test score MECWOLF and therefore an improvement in cognitive status, improving especially women's, those without diabetes mellitus type II, and severe patients. Conclusion: this study, although preliminary, demonstrated the positive influence of coconut oil at the cognitive level of patients with Alzheimer's, this improvement being dependent on sex, presence or absence of diabetes and degree of dementia. (Copyright AULA MEDICA EDICIONES 2014. Published by AULA MEDICA. All rights reserved.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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