Obesity
Obesity encourages inflammation of the body which in turn encourages the onset of Alzheimer’s Disease. Caregivers should know that many of the same lifestyle recommendations made to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease then, also apply to reducing risk for Alzheimer’s.
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What can we do to protect our brains? With the release of the 2009 report from the Alzheimer’s Association showing that 5.3 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease with a new case diagnosed every 70 seconds, more and more people want to know if there really are any meaningful preventive strategies for this devastating condition now costing $148 billion annually.
Perhaps not so remarkable is the fact that many of the same lifestyle recommendations made to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease also apply to reducing risk for Alzheimer’s. Why this is not so surprising is because these two diseases are remarkably similar in that they both involve inflammation. This may explain why being overweight represents a significant risk for both diseases as excess body fat actually turns on the genes that increase inflammation.
Research now clearly defines an increased risk of up to 300% for Alzheimer’s in comparing obese individuals to those of normal weight. What’s more, obesity is now also recognized as a powerful yet modifiable risk factor for Parkinson’s disease, now affecting well over one million Americans.
Both Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases are devastating brain disorders for which there is no cure. The research showing a strong relationship with obesity gives us at least one tool to build a preventive medicine program for brain health. In this case, rather than “an ounce of prevention,” we need to focus on pounds. Next, you may wish to visit…
Lifestyle Therapies
relative to Brain Aging and Medicinal Applications for
Alzheimer’s Disease
Obesity
Information obtained from…
Dr. Perlmutter’s Blog
http://www.renegadeneurologist.com/category/ailments/alzheimers/
An Ounce of Prevention
September 17th, 2009
By David Perlmutter
MD,FACN, ABIHM
