Eggs and Alzheimer’s: New Study Challenges Assumptions
A new study suggests that eating more eggs may be linked to a lower risk of dementia. But what does the research actually show?
Dr. Bret Scher breaks down the headlines, the limitations of observational nutrition research, and the surprisingly important detail hidden in the baseline data.
The people eating the fewest eggs entered the study with what many would consider “healthier” lifestyles:
👉 Lower BMI
👉 More exercise
👉 Less smoking
👉 Higher education levels
Yet they showed worse dementia outcomes than the highest egg consumers.
That doesn’t prove eggs prevent dementia. But it does…
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