Source: DGNews  |  Posted 9 years ago

By Peggy Peck
Special to DG News

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN -- July 29, 2002 -- Results of a prospective study of 1,318 elderly residents of the Netherlands suggests that low levels of insulin-like growth factor (IGF-I) impair information-processing speed.

Miranda Dik, PhD, of the Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, said information-processing speed is a major component of cognitive decline. Thus, increasing the level of IGF-I through improved nutrition "may prevent cognitive decline."

The research was presented here July 25 at the 8th International Conference on Alzheimer