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Rates of Alzheimer's are INCREASING | Dr. David Perlmutter

25 Nov 2024 · 1 min

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In this brief segment, Dr. David Perlmutter highlights that the observed increase in Alzheimer's disease cases far surpasses what would be expected solely from an aging population. He argues that the accelerating trend indicates a non‑genetic driver—since genetic prevalence would remain static—suggesting environmental, lifestyle, or other modifiable factors are at play. He urges a re‑examination of current understanding to identify what is causing this rapid rise.

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The rate of increase of Alzheimer's is far beyond the fact that our population is aging. One would expect that as the population ages, we would see an increase, but the rate of increase far exceeds that. So we know that there's something operating in the background, and the fact that it's changing, i.e. increasing, indicates that it is not genetic. If it were genetic, it'd be static. The genes wouldn't suddenly become more prevalent in the population. So we take a step back and ask ourselves, well, what is really going on? Where are we in the understanding of what in the heck is going on?