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Current Alzheimer Research

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ISSN (Print): 1567-2050
ISSN (Online): 1875-5828

Research Article

Association of Dietary Prebiotic Consumption with Reduced Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease in a Multiethnic Population

Author(s): Mia Nishikawa, Adam M. Brickman, Jennifer J. Manly, Nicole Schupf, Richard P. Mayeux and Yian Gu*

Volume 18, Issue 12, 2021

Page: [984 - 992] Pages: 9

DOI: 10.2174/1567205019666211222115142

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Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the association between dietary prebiotic intake and risk for Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

Methods: This longitudinal study includes 1,837 elderly (≥65 years) participants of a multi-ethnic community-based cohort study who were dementia-free at baseline and had provided dietary information from food frequency questionnaires. Total daily intake of fructan, one of the best-known prebiotics, was calculated based on consumption frequency and fructan content per serving of 8 food items. The associations of daily fructan intake with AD risk were examined using a Cox proportional hazards model, adjusted for cohort recruitment wave, age, gender, race/ethnicity, education, daily caloric intake, and APOE genotype. Effect modification by race/ethnicity, APOE genotype, and gender was tested by including an interaction term into the Cox models, as well as by stratified analyses.

Results: Among 1,837 participants (1,263 women [69%]; mean [SD] age = 76 [6.3] years), there were 391 incident AD cases during a mean follow-up of 7.5 years (13736 person-years). Each additional gram of fructan intake was associated with 24% lower risk for AD ((95% CI)=0.60-0.97; P =0.03). Additional adjusting for smoking, alcohol consumption, and comorbidity index did not change results materially. The associations were not modified by race/ethnicity, gender, and APOE genotype, although stratified analyses showed that fructan intake was significantly associated with reduced AD risk in Hispanics but not in non-Hispanic Blacks or Whites.

Conclusion: Higher dietary fructan intake is associated with a reduced risk of clinical Alzheimer’s disease among older adults.

Keywords: Dietary Prebiotic Consumption, Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, APOE Genotype, Central Nervous System (CNS), Parkinson’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis.

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