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One common midlife condition linked to 42% higher dementia risk
I was in excellent shape at 50 when the stroke occurred, biking 4 miles each way commuting to work 9 months of the year in Minneapolis. March-November, sometimes biking home in the snow, had to put a rain cap on my helmet to stop the cold air from blowing thru the vents in the helmet onto my bald head.
3 years post stroke at a physical I had a resting heart rate of 54 at age 53, level of an athlete. My doctor asked what exercises I was doing; 'I've done no exercises for the past 3 years'. And now 20 years past the stroke my fitness has declined a bit, ALL BECAUSE MY STROKE MEDICAL 'PROFESSIONALS' COMPLETELY FAILED AT GETTING ME 100% RECOVERED!
A common midlife condition affecting many older adults could significantly raise an individual’s risk of dementia, according to new research.
Published in International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, the study found that maintaining muscle strength as a person navigates midlife is crucial in the fight against dementia when they age.
An important warning sign’
That finding is somewhat complicated, since another major risk factor for dementia is obesity. If a person loses weight without strength training, they are likely to lose muscle as well.
Counterintuitively, that could increase their dementia risk, even as their body fat goes down.
“It’s not just about how much you weigh—maintaining muscle strength and function also appears to be important as we age,” lead researcher Dr. Uraiporn Booranasuksakul from Burapha University said in a press release.
“Our findings suggest losing muscle could be an important warning sign for dementia risk.”The researchers found that sarcopenia—the medical term for loss of strength and muscle—was associated with a 42-percent greater risk of dementia. Sarcopenia often occurs when a person gets older.
Interestingly, the researchers found that obesity before the age of 65 was linked to a nine-percent greater risk of dementia.
However, after an individual turns 65, obesity was linked to a 17-percent lower risk—a finding that showed how crucial strength is as a person ages.
“We found that obesity in middle age was linked to a higher risk of dementia, but this relationship changed in later life,” study corresponding author Mario Siervo said in the release.
“This does not mean people should gain weight as they get older. Rather, it shows us that the relationship between body weight, aging and dementia is complex.”
‘A lot we don’t know’
Siervo added that the relationship between weight loss, muscle loss and dementia is complex, and more research is needed.
“There is still a lot we don’t know about how changes in muscle and body fat interact over time,” Siervo said.
The research is especially relevant as weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro sweep through the market.
Studies linking weight loss to lower risk of dementia suggest that GLP-1s could be beneficial for an aging population, especially in the United States where the CDC says two in five adults experience obesity.
Other research shows that almost half of dementia cases could be prevented by lifestyle changes.
Still, the latest study suggests that weight loss alone doesn’t tell the whole story.
“Maintaining muscle is an important part of healthy aging, and regular physical activity and good nutrition can help support muscle strength and function,” Booranasuksakul said.
Newsweek has reached out to the study authors for comment via email.
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