Guest guest Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Yet another reason to avoid cholesterol, which is only found in animals (meat, chicken, fish) and animal products (eggs, dairy). High Cholesterol Linked to Alzheimer's Study Shows High Total Cholesterol in Midlife Could Raise Risk for Alzheimer's Disease By Salynn Boyles WebMD Health News Reviewed by Elizabeth Klodas, MD, FACC Aug. 4, 2009 -- Adults with even moderately elevated cholesterol in their early to mid-40s appear to have an increased risk for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias decades later, a new study shows. Researchers followed more than 9,800 people for four decades in one of the largest and longest age-related dementia trials ever conducted. They found that those with high or even borderline high total cholesterol in their 40s had a significantly increased risk for developing Alzheimer's disease years later. "People tend to think of the brain and the heart as totally separate, but they are not," study co-author Rachel A. Whitmer, PhD of Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Oakland, Calif., tells WebMD. "We are learning that what is good for the heart is also good for the brain -- and that midlife is not too soon to be thinking about risk factors for dementia." ... read more at: http://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management/news/20090804/high-cholesterol-linked-to-alzheimers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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