Alzheimer’s
disease – Risk Increases in Overweight and Obese People in their 40’s
April 17th, 2006
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Researchers found that people that are either overweight or obese in their
40’s have a greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease later in
life. The research was first presented at the American Academy of
Neurology 58th Annual Meeting in San Diego, California that was held the
beginning of this month.
This large scale
study followed 9,000 people for a period of 30 years. The study
measured skin fold thickness of the back of the upper arm and also under
the shoulder on the back.
The people that
had the higher skinfold measurements in their 40’s had a higher chance
for developing Alzheimer’s disease compared to those that had the
smallest measurements. The people that had the highest skinfold
measurement of the back were three times more likely to develop
Alzheimer’s compared to those who had the smallest measurement of the
back. The people that had the largest skinfold measurement of the arm
were 2 ˝ times more likely to have Alzheimer’s disease later on compared
to those that had the smallest arm skin fold measurement.
The researchers
compared the data even when factoring in diabetes and the results did
not change. The Alzheimer’s disease was increase whether they had
diabetes or not. Diabetes is believed to increase the risk of
Alzheimer’s disease.
“These findings
are important because obesity and overweight are treatable and
modifiable risk factors,” said study author Rachel A. Whitmer, PhD, of
the Kaiser Permanente Foundation Research Institute in Oakland, CA.
“These results need to be confirmed, but these results suggest that
keeping your weight down in midlife can help you remain mentally alert
later on in life. And if we don’t control the current epidemic of
obesity, the number of cases of dementia in the future may increase even
higher than is currently predicted.”
Nicole Wilson
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