India, Aug. 22 -- A new study suggests that omega fatty acids, found in some fish and supplements, may help protect women from Alzheimer's disease.
Researchers found that women with Alzheimer's had lower levels of healthy fats, like omega fatty acids, and higher levels of saturated fats compared to healthy women. This difference was not seen in men.
"Women are disproportionately impacted by Alzheimer's disease and are more often diagnosed with the disease than men after the age of 80," said senior author Dr Cristina Legido-Quigley from King's College London.
"One of the most surprising things we saw when looking at the different sexes was that there was no difference in these lipids in healthy and cognitively impaired men, but for women,...