Fructose made in the brain could be a mechanism driving Alzheimer's disease

(University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus) New research released from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus proposes that Alzheimer's disease may be driven by the overactivation of fructose made in the brain.The study outlined the hypothesis that Alzheimer's disease is driven largely by Western culture that has resulted in excessive fructose metabolism in the brain.