Prevention of Alzheimer disease: The roles of nutrition and primary care

Tabitha J Bane; Connie Cole

doi:10.1097/01.NPR.0000463782.57968.c2

Prevention of Alzheimer disease: The roles of nutrition and primary care

Nurse Pract. 2015 May 15;40(5):30-5; quiz 35-6. doi: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000463782.57968.c2.

Authors

Tabitha J Bane¹, Connie Cole

Affiliation

¹ Tabitha J. Bane is a graduate student and Connie Cole is a clinical assistant professor at Indiana University, Fort Wayne, Ind.

PMID: 25839697
DOI: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000463782.57968.c2

Abstract

Risk factors for developing Alzheimer disease include hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, obesity, and diabetes. Due to lack of effective treatments for Alzheimer disease, nutrition and primary prevention becomes important.

MeSH terms

Alzheimer Disease / epidemiology
Alzheimer Disease / nursing*
Alzheimer Disease / physiopathology
Alzheimer Disease / prevention & control*
Diabetes Mellitus / epidemiology
Humans
Hypercholesterolemia / epidemiology
Hypertension / epidemiology
Nurse Practitioners
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena*
Obesity / epidemiology
Primary Care Nursing*
Primary Prevention*
Risk Factors
United States / epidemiology