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quizWHIZ/PUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST
Minor Memory Lapse ...
or Something More?
Alzheimer’s disease may be the most dreaded condition
when we think of living a long life, but minor
memory lapses or occasional confusion or
disorientation don’t always signal the
worst-case scenario. Wondering what
else can cause such symptoms? Take
our quiz to fi nd out. /// BY VERA TWEED
- ANSWERS
(^) b)
Serious mental
- part of aging.decline is not a normal
c)
Dementia is not, medi- - a sign of other conditions.but dementia may also be U.S. is Alzheimer’s disease, percent of dementia in the brain. Between 60 and 80 physical changes in the with daily life, along with to a degree that interferes abilities, such as memory, describes a loss of mental but an umbrella term that cally speaking, a disease,
f)
Any one of these, or - underlying trigger.important to identify the memory lapses, and it’s a combination, can lead to
(^) b)
Alcoholism depletes
vitamin B
(^1) , also called
- thiamine.
c)
Lack of vitamin B
(^12)
symptoms. Bcan cause dementia-like
(^12) levels can
- be tested by a doctor.
(^) c)
An underactive
- symptoms.also cause dementia-like (hyperthyroidism) can but an overactive thyroid these two conditions, is the more common of thyroid (hypothyroidism)
(^) d)
Extra virgin olive oil
- versity in Philadelphia.of Medicine at Temple Uni-at the Lewis Katz School in animal brains in research reduced amyloid plaques
(^) b)
Coconut oil is rich
salads or other foods.or eaten as an oil on be taken as supplements coconut and MCT oils can chemical structure. Both so-called because of its erides (MCT for short), in medium chain triglyc-
- Mental decline, serious enough to interfere
with daily life, is a normal part of aging.
a) True
b) False - Dementia and Alzheimer’s are:
a) Two different diseases
b) Different names for the same disease
c) May or may not be the same disease- Memory lapses may be:
a) The result of a minor head injury
b) A drug side effect
c) Due to a nutritional deficiency
d) A symptom of stress
e) Due to sleep apnea
f) One or more of the above- One reason why alcoholism can cause
disorientation and memory loss is
because it depletes which vitamin?
a) Vitamin A
b) Vitamin B 1
c) Vitamin B 6
d) Vitamin B 12
5. A deficiency of which essential
vitamin may be a cause of confusion,
disorientation, and memory problems?
a) Vitamin A
b) Vitamin B 3
c) Vitamin B 12
d) Vitamin C
e) Vitamin E
f) A combination of the above
6. Which of these can cause symptoms
that mimic dementia?
a) An underactive thyroid
b) An overactive thyroid
c) Either one
7. Which of these oils may reduce
amyloid plaques in the brain, a sign
of Alzheimer’s disease?
a) Canola oil
b) Safflower oil
c) Cottonseed oil
d) Olive oil
8. Many Alzheimer’s patients have
experienced improvement with coconut
oil or an extract of a type of fat found
in coconut oil. What type of fat is it?
a) Short chain triglycerides
b) Medium chain triglycerides
c) Long chain triglycerides
DID YOU KNOW?
Drinking black, green, or oolong tea halves the risk for Alzheimer’s, even among people
who are genetically predisposed to the disease, according to a study of 957 older adults
with an average age of 65. The study, published in the Journal of Nutrition, also found that
tea drinkers with the APOE4 gene, the marker for high Alzheimer’s risk, were less likely to
develop the disease than people without the gene who didn’t drink tea.