Some people (like myself) have wondered if normal Alzheimer’s or dementia is the result of eating meat from a national supply that is more heavily prion-infected than we’d ever admit. Instead of 10 years incubation for Mad Cow, the Alzheimer’s prions take 30, 40, 50 years…
If that is true we would probably see, at some point, a fairly drastic reduction in the prevalence of Alzheimer’s since the cattle re-feeding cycle was mostly ended in the late 1990s. But prior to any decrease the numbers would be expected to increase (like they are) since meat-and-bone-meal feeding was becoming more prevalent over time until it was discontinued in a hurry.
Yet another internet armchair theory for y’all to mull over, with some just-knowledgeable-enough-to-be-dangerous circumstancial evidence.
