Micronutritional status in dementia

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that affects more than one million people in Germany and will due to the aging society affect even more in the next 20 years. Although some genetic causes of familial AD have been found, most of the cases are sporadic. Therefore, it is important to investigate potential environmental risk factors for AD. Several recent reports highlighted the importance of nutrition and metabolism in AD. Malnutrition is not only a risk factor for developing Alzheimer's disease but also for increased progression of the disease. Several factors have been discussed to be invol…