Dementia risk factors determined

After involving 8,845 subjects in a study, researchers determined that the risk factors for developing dementia include having certain conditions during middle-age - high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes or smoking. Diabetes was associated with a 46% increase in risk of dementia, high cholesterol with 42% and smoking with 26% and hypertension with 24% increase in risk. The presence of all four risk factors increased the risk by 237%. The study was published in Neurology. Experts from Alzheimer's Association encourage people to reduce the risk of dementia by being mentally, physically and socially active as well as having a diet that encourages brain health (dark-skinned fruits and vegetables, fish and nuts.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Steven Reinberg

Related Disease Topics:

• Dementia
• High cholesterol
• High blood pressure
• Hypertension
• Diabetes
• Smoking

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About: Dementia risk factors determined

Date: 26 January 2005

Source: Steven Reinberg

URL: http://www.detnews.com/2005/fitness/0501/26/H09-70324.htm

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• Risk and dementia
• Risk and high cholesterol
• Risk and high blood pressure
• Risk and hypertension
• Risk and diabetes
• Risk and smoking
• Research and dementia
• Research and high cholesterol
• Research and high blood pressure
• Research and hypertension
• Research and diabetes
• Research and smoking
• Research
• Cause of dementia

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