Insulin resistance, cognition, and Alzheimer disease
Study context
- Population
- Studies of insulin and cognitive function in adults with baseline mean age ≥65 years26 articles
- Outcome
- Insulin resistance and cognitive dysfunction and/or decline
Methodological details5-year search period, Search yielded 146 articles; 26 met predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria
- 5-year search period
- Search yielded 146 articles; 26 met predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Studies suggesting an association (some only in subanalyses), of 9 that specifically examined it
- 8
Further findings
Insulin and structural and functional brain imaging changes
- Results are mixed
Intranasal insulin for cognition
- Data remain unclear
Original publication
Insulin resistance, cognition, and Alzheimer disease. Obesity (Silver Spring). Published 19 May 2023. doi:10.
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