Issues Raised Involving the Copper Hypotheses in the Causation of Alzheimer's Disease. (14th September 2011)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Brewer, George J.
• Other Names: Squitti Rosanna Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: International journal of alzheimer's disease. Volume 2011(2011)
• Publication Date: 2011-09-14
• Subjects: Alzheimer's disease -- Periodicals; 616.831005
• DOI: 10.4061/2011/537528
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-8024

Abstract

Abstract : I present evidence that the epidemic of Alzheimer's disease is a new phenomenon exploding in the latter part of the 20th century in developed countries. I postulate that a major causative factor in the epidemic is the coincident use of copper plumbing, and the ingestion of inorganic copper leaching from the copper plumbing. I present evidence to support this hypothesis and discuss various objections and criticisms that have been raised about the hypothesis, and my responses to these criticisms. I conclude that the hypothesis is well supported by the evidence and deserves serious consideration, because if it is valid, it indentifies a partially preventable cause of Alzheimer's disease.