Claim: 75% of the brain is myelin, which is 100% cholesterol; "Alzheimer's never existed until 1979"; in the 1970s, animal fats in margarine were replaced with low-cholesterol vegetable oils
Fact-check: Population aging, not margarine or a low-cholesterol diet, is behind the rise in Alzheimer's - Science Feedback
Verdict: incorrect
Organisation: Science Feedback
Author: Iria Carballo-Carbajal
Date published: 2024-11-22T08:31:41