Post-meal blood sugar spikes linked to 69% higher Alzheimer’s risk, study finds A University of Liverpool–led study links post-meal blood sugar spikes to a significantly higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease later in life. Published in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, the research analyzed genetic and health data from more than 350,000 adults in the U.K. Biobank. Using Mendelian randomization, researchers found that higher postprandial blood glucose was associated with a 69% increased risk of Alzheimer’s. The link was not explained by brain size or white-matter damage, suggesting more subtle biological mechanisms may be involved. The findings build on earlier research, including a 2019 New…

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