se woman tend to live longer lives. In a study performed with persons living in Nigeria, those put on a low fat diet, compared to those persons living in Indiana, whose diet included high fat foods; it was shown that the Nigerians were less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease. In other areas, studies are being conducted to see if whether antioxidant nutrients can limit the free-radical damage found in patients or perhaps delay or prevent Alzheimer's disease. Diets thought to support a healthy heart, may very well benefit a healthy brain as well. It is a complex disease thought to have several common factors in patients, but no one definite cause.³ Progress is being made to hopefully stop this disease, or at the very least loosen its hold on the aging community, robbing them of their dignity and all that they know of being self.
             Diagnosing Alzheimer's has proven to be a challenge as well. There are no sure tests to diagnose Alzheimer's disease, but instead, is diagnosed through a process of
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