Tag: dementia
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Increased Homocysteine, Coronary Heart Disease and Nutrition

Homocysteine is an amino acid that is associated with the metabolism of the amino acid methionine and is a precursor of the amino acid cysteine. Increased blood homocysteine (hyperhomocysteinemia) has been associated with acute coronary syndrome and is an indicator of increased risk for thromboembolic events such as acute myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke and pulmonary…
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Does Dementia Affect Appetite? YES it does!

Many people with dementia lose interest in food, some may eat too much, others eat too often and others may forget that they have eaten recently or may worry about when their next meal will be. Stopping eating It is quite common in dementia to lose interest in food resulting in refusing to eat or…
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Vitamin D

Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that has the unique property of being able to be produced by the body from sunlight and does not depend solely on its intake through diet. Vitamin D is essential for the absorption and maintenance of calcium and phosphorus from bones and teeth, thus contributing to the maintenance of…
