Serum lipid levels influence cognitive performance in older vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops sabaeus) on a long‐term stable diet

Epidemiological data indicate high comorbidity between diseases linked to serum lipid levels, such as atherosclerosis, and cognitive decline. However, it is difficult to reduce the effects of poor general lifestyle to specific mechanisms that can produce these deficits. Here we used an animal model to determine the relation between serum lipids and cognitive decline in a population whose diet was stable across the lifespan. Serum lipids and cognitive performance were assessed in 61 African Green Monkeys, ranging in age from 3–24 years and maintained on a standard diet (high fiber, low fat, hig... Mehr ...