Alzheimer’s research: Glimmer of hope

Research scientists at Waterford Institute of technology have conducted the first controlled study to suggest that a diet high in certain nutrients can slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

Operating on the premise that food is medicine and medicine is food, the study examined the effect that a diet supplement of nutritional compounds had on Alzheimer sufferers.

Researchers found that those taking fish oils maintained radically higher cognitive abilities than those who didn’t.

It has been hailed by Dr Alan Howard, the Cambridge University academic who invented the Cambridge Diet and pioneered the WIT trial, as one of the most important medical advancements of the century.

However, leading experts have strongly criticised the research behind the product, calling the “breakthrough” claims irresponsible.

Nonetheless, Alzheimer’s is such an insidious disease affecting millions worldwide that any research that offers even a glimmer of hope to those afflicted by it is welcome.