Scientists have uncovered a link between eating hefty servings of high-fat cream and cheese and a reduced risk of dementia. Meanwhile, low-fat cheese, as well as butter, milk, kefir and low-fat cream showed no anti-dementia benefit. Researchers also found a lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease among those who ate more high-fat cheese, but only among those not carrying the APOE e4 gene variant, a leading genetic risk factor. Similarly, those who consumed about 1.4 tablespoons grams of full-fat cream daily had a 16 percent lower risk. For other factors such as sex, age, or general diet quality, the association with dementia risk remained consistent across the board.
