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LP's avatar

Yes, yes, yes! My parents dutifully reduced their fat intake to about 10% of their total diet back in the '90s, after my dad's heart attack, on the advice of Dr. Dean Ornish's books and my dad's doctor. I believe Dad was already on statins when he had the heart attack. My once-brilliant father began his long Alzheimers journey about 20 years later. Eat good fats, people! Your brain needs it to function and stay healthy. High-fat diets have also been shown to benefit autistic kids. Obviously I'm talking about coconut oil and animal fats, NOT seed oils.

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wily_coyote-genius's avatar

And wonderfully crisp chicken/turkey skin, (actually protein) and marbled crispy prime rib fat!! Merry Christmas!

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LuAnne's avatar

My father’s journey with Alzheimer's is identical to your father. Eerily identical.

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LP's avatar

And it makes me wonder, LuAnne, how many others of that generation followed the same bad advice, with the same tragic outcome.

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