Alzheimer’s disease overtime has some serious side effects that can not only be dangerous to those who have the disease but also to others around them. One type of side effect that can become dangerous is the aggression factor that may come into play. To help control these side effects, doctors have been prescribing anti psychotic drugs. Now however, more doctors are saying that the use of these drugs should be a last resort as a study has shown that those patients with the disease who are using anti psychotic drugs have a higher risk of death.
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In a recent article that appeared in the journal Nutrition and Dietetics (Volume 65 Issue 4), researchers set out to determine how an individual’s fat burning process reacts to a high protein meal. 18 test subjects, both overweight and normal weight were provided with different meals; the control group received a 14 percent protein meal (glycemic index 65) and the rest were given a high protein meal of 33 percent protein (glycemic index 74). The results showed that the more overweight an individual was the less fat they burned after a low protein diet, however, obese individuals on the high protein diet burnt fat as effectively as their normal weight counterparts. The results showed that there was increase in fat oxidation after an obese person consumed a high protein diet.
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