The Lancet review deals with formerly known risk factors and provides facts on to what extent each of them increases the likelihood of dementia progress.
Hypertension and obesity increase the risk of dementia by 60% (percentages aren’t added up, i.e., if a person has both, the increase won’t be 2 times or more). Here are the simple recommendations: monitor your systolic blood pressure and not let it go beyond the value of 130. In the case of obesity, try to lose weight. Obesity and dementia have been shown to have some interconnection. One causes another.
Obesity and dementia relations at senior age
Remember that after the age of 65, the main dementia “accelerators” are depression (increases the likelihood of dementia by 90%), smoking (by 60%), and social isolation (also by 60%). Again, these factors shouldn’t be added up. Diabetes increases the risk of the “century disease” by 50%. And the lack of physical activity – less than 30 minutes of active movement, physical work, or exercises per day – by 40%.
Dementia praecox
Notice, that there is one type of dementia that has an early onset (first signs may appear at 30-35 years old) — dementia praecox. It’s another name is schizophrenia. So, many people don’t become insane at a senior age. The tragedy of mind disease beginning may take place at an early age. Try to pay attention to your weight and nutrition if you want to keep healthy. Obesity and dementia praecox are connected and need to be regarded together.
