Alzheimer’s disease and its nutritional regulation – a review

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Purpose: There are very few reported findings on Alzheimer’s disease and treatment for the same. Hence this review article was undertaken. Some studies show that Alzheimer’s is a degenerative disease. It occurs over a course of time and leads to dementia. Various supplements of prebiotics, virgin coconut oil (VCO), micronutrient supplementations were identified to be helpful in etiology of this disease. Alzheimer’s disease is a degenerative brain disease and most common form of dementia. Methods: Prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease is increasing all around the world, especially in India. With the view of this increased prevalence various medical and nutritional treatments were identified for its cure 1) Role of Virgin coconut oil in Alzheimer’s disease, 2) Role of prebiotics and probiotics supplementation in Alzheimer’s disease, other dietary supplements like Vitamin E, zinc etc.4) Role of aluminum intake on etiology of Alzheimer’s disease. Results: It can be concluded that there is beneficial role of VCO, prebiotics, probiotics and other micronutrient supplementation like Vitamin A, Vitamin E, and Vitamin B12 in prevention as well as treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Conclusion: This review paper focuses on every aspect of Alzheimer’s disease, but still more nutrition-based research should be carried out to validate the data. As this disease is not considered as life threatening disease, moreover it is a silent killer.