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The first study to identify 15 precise factors “significantly associated” at high risks of developing forms of dementia with early onset revealed important data. The research involved more than 350 thousand people under the age of 65, opening up the possibility of modifying many of these indicators and at least partially reducing the chances of experiencing the growing disease among those under 65. Published on “Jama Neurology“, this report claims that it is the “largest and most robust study ever conducted on the causes of juvenile dementia“.
L’epidemiologo David Llewellynteam leader from the University of Exeter in Great Britain, examined data on the health and lifestyle habits of 356,052 adults under the age of 65 who were completely mentally healthy at the start of the study in 2006. Over time , 485 of these people were diagnosed with young-onset dementia.
I 15 factors which years in advance can indicate a strong propensity to develop juvenile dementia are the following: low level of education, low socio-economic status, low levels of vitamin D, but high levels of c-reactive protein in the blood, being carriers of two types of genetic variations of apoliprotein E.
Other factors are: social isolation, bad hearing, orthostatic hypotension, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, depression. Even showing little strength, as in the case of shaking hands, is a dangerous indicator. The effect of alcohol on juvenile dementia is complex: drinking too much has been associated with a marked increase in risks, as has not drinking at all. However, alcohol consumption from “moderate to heavy” does not appear to affect juvenile dementia. Researchers believe this may be because people who consume alcohol are generally healthy, while those who abstain completely often do so for medical reasons.
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