Link between smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes and smoking
Posted by: tepc, in UncategorizedInteresting new study: Middle-aged people who smoke or have high blood pressure or diabetes are more likely to develop dementia later in life, according to a new study. In an article published online August 19, 2009 in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, researchers suggest that controlling cardiovascular risk factors in midlife may prevent dementia later on.
Dr Robert Stewart (King’s College London, UK), who isn’t connected with the study, said in an interview that the data are convincing and consistent with those from other studies that have screened community populations for this disorder.
“In general,” Stewart said, “there is now a large body of evidence that indicates that what is bad for the heart is bad for the brain—that is, that the well-known risk factors for coronary heart disease and stroke are also risk factors for dementia.”
Read more about it at http://www.theheart.org/article/993633.do
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November 1st, 2009 at 9:27 am
Yes, this was a very interesting study! I think it is pretty much common sense that what is bad for the heart is bad for the brain from a holistic point of view, perhaps little by little medical science is bridging the gap that exists between holistic science and traditional science and as more clinical studies are done with results like this, there will be a focus on that gap, causing it to not only be understood, but to disappear as well.
Thanks for the post!