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Tag Archives: Cardiometabolic Risk Factors
Nutritional and Dietary Factors Likely to Influence Future Risk of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia (Lancet Neurology / BBC News / BNF)
Summary A Lancet Neurology review covers what is currently known about the various associations between diet and nutrition and the risk of developing cognitive decline or dementia. Unfortunately, access to the full-text will not be available freely for most readers, … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, In the News, Universal Interest
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Tagged Alcohol and Dementia, Alcohol Consumption, Alpha-Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Antioxidant Supplements, Antioxidants, B Vitamins, BBC Health News, Beta-Carotene, British Nutrition Foundation (BNF), British Nutrition Foundation: Quality Calorie (QC) Concept, British Nutrition Foundation’s Quality Calorie Concept, Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Risk Factors (CVRF), Carotenoids, Cobalamin, Coffee Consumption, Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Impairment (Potential Risk and Protective Factors), Cognitive Impairment (Potential Risk Factors), Dairy Consumption, Dementia Prevention, DHA: Docosahexaenoic Acid, Diet and Cognitive Decline, Diet and Dementia, Diet and Nutrition, Dietary Assessment, Dietary Fat Intake, Dietary Patterns, Dietary Risk Factors, Docosahexaenoic Acid, Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA), Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Fat Intake, Fish Intake, Flavonoids, Folate, Folate (Folic Acid or Vitamin B9), Folic Acid, Homocysteine, Increased Fat Intake, Lancet Neurology, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Mediterranean Diet, Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND Diets), Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Milk and Dairy Consumption, MIND Diet, Moderate Alcohol Consumption, Modifiable Risk Factors, Multimodal Dementia Prevention, Neuroprotection, Neuroprotection Research, Neuroprotective Agents, Neuroprotective Dietary Patterns Associated With Better Cognitive Performance, Neuroprotective Diets, Niacin, Nordic Prudent Diet Reduces Risk of Cognitive Decline, Nordic Prudent Dietary Pattern (NPDP), Nutrients and Bioactives in Green Leafy Vegetables: Alpha Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Nutrients and Bioactives in Green Leafy Vegetables: Folate (Folic Acid or Vitamin B9), Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Omega-3 PUFA Supplementation (Dietary), Oxidative Stress, Polyphenols, Polyunsaturated Fats, Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFA), Prevention Agenda, Prevention Approaches, Prevention of Vascular Dementia, Protective Factors for Cognitive Decline and Dementia, Quality Calorie (BNF), Quality Calorie (QC) Concept, Quality Calories, Resveratrol, Risk and Protective Factors for Cognitive Decline and Dementia, Risk Factors, Risk Factors and Preventive Interventions for Cognitive Impairment, Saturated Fatty Acids, Seafood, Slowing of Cognitive Decline, Tea, Tinned Food, Trans Fatty Acids, Vascular Risk Factors, Vitamin A, Vitamin A Deficiency, Vitamin A Supplementation, Vitamin B12, Vitamin B6, Vitamin C, Vitamin D Deficiency, Vitamin D Supplementation, Vitamin D Supplements, Vitamin E, Vitamin E Supplementation
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Alcohol Consumption in Moderation Perhaps Not Too Harmful: Some Neuroprotective Benefits? (BBC News / BMJ / NHS Choices / Heart)
Summary New evidence suggests that moderate levels of alcohol consumption (drinking between 7 – 14 units of alcohol per week) results in a lower level of risk for developing dementia, when compared to the dementia risk for either heavy drinkers … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged A Little Bit of What You Fancy Does You Good (Public Health Controversies), Affiliated Luohu Hospital (Shenzhen China), Ageing Population, Alcohol, Alcohol and Dementia, Alcohol Consumption, Alcohol-Related Brain Damage, Alcohol-Related Harm, Association Between Alcohol Consumption Per Week and Risk of Dementia by Age, Bazian, BBC Health News, BBC Reality Check: Alcohol Consumption, Behind the Headlines, BMJ, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, British Heart Foundation, British Medical Journal (BMJ), Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Risk, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Risk Factors (CVRF), Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health: Université Paris-Saclay, China, Chocolate Consumption, Chocolate Consumption and Incident CVD, Chocolate Consumption and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease, Civil Service Departments in London: Whitehall II Study, Cognitive Impairment (Potential Risk and Protective Factors), Cognitive Impairment (Potential Risk Factors), Cognitive Neurology Center: Lariboisière-Fernand Widal Hospital, College of Public Health: Zhengzhou University, Counter-Intuitive Evidence on Moderate Alcohol and Chocolate Consumption, Critical Appraisals, CVD: Cardiovascular Disease, Dementia Prevention, Dementia Risk Factors, Dementia Risk Reduction and Prevention, Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics: Zhengzhou University, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (University College London), Department of Preventive Medicine: Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Department of Psychiatry and Autism Resources Centre: University Research and Hospital Center (CHRU) of Montpellier, France, Hôpital Paul Brousse (France), Healthy Ageing, Lariboisière-Fernand Widal Hospital, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Medical Research Council (MRC), Midlife Alcohol Consumption, Moderate Alcohol Consumption, Moderate Chocolate Consumption, Moderate Drinking, Modifiable Risk Factors, Neuroprotective Diets, Neuroprotective Lifestyles, Overlapping Risk Factors, Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Public Health, Risk Factors, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Université Paris Diderot, Université Paris-Saclay, University College London, University Montpellier, University Research and Hospital Center (CHRU) of Montpellier, US National Institute of Aging, US National Institute on Aging, Whitehall Cohort Study, Whitehall II Study, Zhengzhou University
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Metabolic Syndrome and Cognitive Decline in the Elderly: a Possible Risk Factor? (PLoS One)
Summary The following review explores the uncertain evidence for the possible relationship(s) between Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) and increased risk of cognitive impairment in the elderly. Full Text Link Reference Assuncao, N. Sudo, FK. [and] Drummond, C. [et al] (2018). Metabolic … Continue reading →
Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest
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Tagged Abdominal Obesity, Blood Triglyceride Levels, Brazil, Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Components of Metabolic Syndrome, D'Or Institute for Research and Education (Rio de Janeiro), Dementia Risk Factors, Department of Psychiatry and Forensic Medicine: Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Department of Psychology: Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Department of Speech and Hearing Pathology: Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Diseases and Medical Conditions Associated With Increased Dementia Risk: High Blood Pressure, Epidemiological Links Between T2DM Obesity Hyperinsulinemia and Metabolic Syndrome With Alzheimer's Disease, Epidemiology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, High Blood Pressure, High Blood Sugar, High Density Lipoproteins (HDL), High Serum Triglycerides, Hyperglycemia, Hypertension, Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT), Inflammation, Institute of Biomedical Sciences-Morphological Sciences Program, Institute of Medical Biochemistry Leopoldo de Meis: Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Institute of Psychiatry: Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Low High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) Cholesterol Levels, Memory Clinic: D'Or Institute for Research and Education, Metabolic Syndrome, Metabolic Syndrome (MetS), Metabolic Syndrome and Cognitive Decline in the Elderly, Metabolic Syndrome: Cognitive Decline and Risk of Dementia, MetS Components and Cognitive Impairment, Midlife and Late-Life Hypertension, Non-Diabetic Hyperglycaemia (Pre-Diabetes), Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders, Obesity, Obesity - Burden of Ill-Health Links, Obesity and Risk of Neurodegeneration, Obesity Risk Factor, Overlapping Risk Factors, PLoS One, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Pre-Diabetes, Prediabetes, Risk Factors, Systematic Reviews, Systemic Inflammation and Neurodegeneration, T2DM-Related Conditions, Triglycerides Levels, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM)
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What’s Good For the Heart is Good For the Brain (BBC News / PHE)
Summary Public Health England (PHE) estimates that possibly a third of dementia cases could be improved through healthier lifestyle choices. Guidance on healthy lifestyles, to help reduce the risk of dementia, is to be given to patients via free NHS … Continue reading →
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Tagged Behavioural Risk Factors, Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Risk Factors (CVRF), Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Cognitive Decline, Cardiovascular System Disorders, Cognitive Impairment (Potential Risk and Protective Factors), Cognitive Impairment (Potential Risk Factors), Dementia Prevention, Dementia Risk Factors, Dementia Risk Included in NHS Health Checks, Dementia Risk Reduction Among People in Midlife: NHS Health Checks, Dementia Risk Reduction and Prevention, Dementia Screening, Diabetes, Diabetes Prevention, Diet, Diet and Exercise, Diet-Related Ill Health, Dietary Risk Factors, Duncan Selbie: Chief Executive of Public Health England, Extension of Dementia Risk Reduction Component of the NHS Health Check to 40-64 Year Olds, Healthy Ageing, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Communities, Healthy Eating, Healthy Lifestyles, Improving Local Public Health, Integrated Prevention Approaches, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Mass Screening, Modifiable Risk Factors, Mortality Risk Factors, NHS England: Over 40s Health Checks, NHS Health Check, NHS Health Check Dementia Pilots, NHS Health Check Programme, NHS Health Checks, NHS Health Checks Programme, Nutrition and Exercise, Obesity, Obesity and Diabetes, Obesity Epidemic, Obesity in the UK, Obesity is the New Smoking, Obesity Risk Factor, PHE: Public Health England, Physical Activity, Physical Activity and Health Benefits, Physical Activity and Health Benefits: Improvement in Health for Chronic Conditions and Scale of Improvement - Dementia, Physical Exercise, Physical Inactivity, Prevention, Prevention & Early Diagnosis, Prevention Agenda, Prevention Approaches, Public Health, Public Health England (PHE), Public Health Prevention Programmes, Reducing Health Inequalities, Risk Factors, Risk Factors for Alzheimer's Diseease, Screening, Steve Brine: Health Minister
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Examining the Influence of Dietary Components on Metabolic Health and Ageing (Molecules)
Summary A review article examines the potential relationships between nutritional intake and general health and the ageing process. Full Text Link Reference Rescigno, T. Micolucci, L. [and] Tecce, MF. [et al] (2017). Bioactive nutrients and nutrigenomics in age-related diseases. Molecules. … Continue reading →
Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Nutrition, Quick Insights
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Tagged Age-Related Disease Research, Age-Related Diseases, Age-Related Pathologies, Ageing Theories, Alzheimer’s Disease: Risk Factors, Antioxidants, ARDs: Age-Related Disorders / Diseases, Atherosclerosis, Atherosclerosis (Hardening of the Arteries), Bioactive Nutrients, Cancer Risk Factors, Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Risk Factors (CVRF), Cognitive Impairment (Potential Risk Factors), Complementary and Alternative Therapies, Computational Pathology Unit: Università Politecnica delle Marche (Ancona), Computational Systems Biology: Systems Biology Markup Language (SBML), Cumulative Benefit of Reducing Risk Factors, Dementia Risk Factors, Dementia Risk Reduction and Prevention, Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences: Università Politecnica delle Marche (Ancona), Department of Pharmacy: University of Salerno, Diet, Diet and Dementia, Dietary Factors, Dietary Interventions, Dietary Risk Factors, Dietary Supplements, DNA Repair and Genomic Instability, Eating and Nutritional Care, Endogenous and Exogenous Noxious Agents, Environmental Risk Factors, Epidemiology, Epigenetic Processes in Memory, Free Radicals, Genomics and Natural Products, Healthy Lifestyles, Human Longevity, Inflammaging, Inflammation, Italy, Laboratory of Experimental Pathology: Università Politecnica delle Marche (Ancona), Lifestyle Factors, Longevity, MCI: Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mediterranean Diet, Metabolomics, Microbiota-Induced Epigenetics, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Molecular Pathological Epidemiology, Molecules (Journal), Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Neurological Disorders, Neuroprotective Lifestyles, Nutrigenomics in Age-Related Diseases, Nutrition, Nutrition and Ageing, Nutrition Outcomes, Nutritional Genomics, Nutritional Influences on Epigenetics and Age-Related Disease, Nutritional Supplementation, Omics Technologies: Transcriptomics Proteomics and Metabolomics, Oxidation-Inflammation, Proinflammatory Factors, Proteomics, Theories of Ageing, Theories of Biological Ageing, Theories of Biological Ageing: Cellular Theory, Theories of Biological Ageing: Free Radical Theory, Theories of Biological Ageing: Genetic Theory, Theories of Biological Ageing: Immunological Theory, Theories of Biological Ageing: Network Theory, Theories of Biological Ageing: Neuroendocrine Theory, Transcriptomics, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), Università Politecnica delle Marche (Ancona), University of Salerno, Vascular Risk Factors, Wellbeing and Longevity
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Diet Drinks Triple Risk of Stroke and Dementia? (NHS Choices / Stroke / BBC Health News / NHS England)
Summary Recently published evidence indicates that consumption of artificially sweetened soft drinks is associated statistically with a higher risk of stroke and dementia, but these alleged links are not overwhelmingly convincing or concerning. An NHS Choices Behind the Headlines critical … Continue reading →
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Tagged Action to Cut Sales of Sugary Drinks (NHS England), and Blood Institute, Australia, Behind the Headlines, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston University School of Public Health, Campaign for Better Hospital Food, Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, Centre for Human Psychopharmacology: Swinburne University of Technology, Chris Askew: Chief Executive of Diabetes UK, Dementia Risk Factors, Department of Biostatistics: Boston University School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology: Boston University School of Public Health, Department of Medicine: Boston University School of Medicine, Department of Neurology: Boston University School of Medicine, Diet Drinks Triple Risk of Stroke and Dementia: a Case of Statistically Over-Egging the Coke?, Dietary Risk Factors, Drinks and Snacks, Eating and Drinking, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Evidence for Risk Factors of Dementia, Fizzy Drinks, Food and Drink in NHS Hospitals, Framingham Heart Study, Framingham Heart Study Offspring, Healthy Lifestyles, Hospital Caterers Association: Healthcare Food and Beverage Service Standards, Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Katherine Button: Campaign for Better Hospital Food Coordinator, Lifestyle, Lifestyle Advice, Lifestyle Factors, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Modifiable Risk Factors, National Heart Lung, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institute on Aging, Nutrition Policies, Nutrition Policies and Programmes, Nutritional Interventions, Obesity Risk Factor, Obesity Time-Bomb, Overlapping Risk Factors, Reduced Portion Size: Reduce Portions of High-Calorie Beverages, Risk Factors, Risk Factors of Stroke, Sections of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology: Boston University School of Medicine, Stroke (Journal), Stroke Risk Factor Modification, Sugar- and Artificially Sweetened Beverages, Sugar-Sweetened Drinks, Sugary Drinks, Sugary Drinks Sales in NHS Hospitals, Sweetened Beverage Consumption and Risk of Dementia, Sweetened Beverage Consumption and Risk of Stroke, Swinburne University of Technology (Australia), Tufts University (Boston), Unhealthy Food and Drink Products, United States, USA
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