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Tag Archives: Metabolic Syndrome
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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Healthy Eating: Unhealthy Disagreements About the Causes of Obesity (BBC News / NHS Choices / NOF / PHC / PHE)
Summary An epic battle for hearts and minds appears to be underway, concerning the relative merits of alternative approaches to tackling obesity at the population level through diet and nutritional advice. The National Obesity Forum and the Public Health Collaboration … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Guidelines, In the News, Integrated Care, International, National, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Nutrition, Patient Information, Practical Advice, Public Health England, Quick Insights, Royal College of Physicians, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Adiposity, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, BBC Health News, Behavioural Risk Factors, Behavioural Risk Factors and Dementia, Behind the Headlines, Bergen Medical Research Foundation, Calorie-Focused Thinking, Cherry-Picking Studies (Allegation), Dementia Risk Factors, Dementia Risk Reduction, Department of Clinical Medicine: University of Bergen, Department of Heart Disease: Haukeland University Hospital, Dietary Choices, Dietary Factors, Dietetics, Dr Alison Tedstone: Public Health England, Dr Aseem Malhotra: Senior Adviser to the National Obesity Forum, Eat Fat Cut The Carbs (PHC / NOF), Eat More Fat Controversy, Eating and Drinking, Eating Well, Eatwell Guide and Eatwell Plate, Eatwell Guide For Healthy Eating, Eatwell Guide. Public Health England (PHE), Eatwell Plate, Eatwell Plate: External Reference Group Review, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Excess Energy Intake, Haukeland University Hospital, Health Policy, Healthy Ageing, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Communities, Healthy Eating Dietary Guidelines for United Kingdom, Healthy Eating Guidelines (PHC / NOF), Healthy Eating Guidelines and Weight Loss Advice For the United Kingdom, Healthy Lifestyles, Healthy Living, Healthy Weight, Improving Dietary Habits, Integrated Prevention Approaches, Junk Food, KG Jebsen Centre for Diabetes Research, Life Course Approach, Life-Course Approach to Healthy and Active Ageing, Lifestyle, Lifestyle Intervention Programmes, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Low-Fat High-Carbohydrate (LFHC) Diet, Mainstream Dietary Guidance: Avoidance of Foods Based on Saturated Fat Content, Mainstream Dietary Guidance: Dietary Reference Value of No More Than 35% Total Fat, Mainstream Dietary Guidance: Recommended Quality and Quantity of Carbohydrates, Meltzerfondet, Metabolic Syndrome, Mixed Messages, Modifiable Risk Factors, Myth-Busting, National Advisory Committee on Nutritional Education (USA), National Obesity Forum, Non-Adherence to Systematic Review Methods (Allegation), Nutritional Epidemiology and Public Health, Obesity, Obesity and Diabetes, Obesity Epidemic, Obesity in the UK, Obesity Risk, Obesity Risk Factor, Obesity Statistics, Obesity Time-Bomb, Overlapping Risk Factors, PHC / NOF Advice to Avoid Snacking To Reverse Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes, PHE: Public Health England, Poor Dietary Advice (Allegations Reciprocal), Preventing Excess Weight Gain, Preventing Type 2 Diabetes, Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Prevention Agenda Linking Dementia and Other Non-Communicable Diseases, Prevention Approaches, Prevention of Dementia, Prevention Programmes, Preventive Care, Prof Simon Capewell: Faculty of Public Health, Professor David Haslam: Chairman of National Obesity Forum, Public Awareness, Public Health, Public Health Collaboration (PHC / NOF), Public Health Collaboration (PHC), Public Health Interventions, Real Food Lifestyle, Risk Factors, Royal Society for Public Health, SACN: Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (Successor to COMA), Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN), Staying Healthy for Longer, The Real Food Lifestyle (PHC / NOF), Tolerance of Ambiguity, Unhealthy Behaviours, Unhealthy Lifestyles, Unhealthy Living, University of Bergen, Very High-Fat Low-Carbohydrate (VHFLC) Diet, Weight Loss Advice For The United Kingdom (PHC / NOF), Western Norway Regional Health Authority, You Cannot Outrun a Bad Diet (Myth of Physical Inactivity and Obesity)
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Recent Reviews on the Association Between Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Dementia (Clinical Interventions in Aging / WJD)
Summary There is growing awareness of the relationships between Type 2 Diabetes mellitus, Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia. Full Text Link Reference Li, X. Song, D. [and] Leng, SX. (2015). Link between type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer’s Disease: … 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 Acute Hypoglycemic Episodes, Adult Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes, Amyloid-β Protein, Andhra Medical College, Antidiabetic Agents, Apoe-ε4 Allele, Apolipoprotein E (Apoe)-ε4 Genotype, Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA), Behavioural Risk Factors, Butyrylcholinesterase, China, Chronic Hyperglycemia, Clinical Interventions in Aging, Dalian Medical University, Dementia Risk Factors, Department of Geriatrics: Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Department of Medicine: Johns Hopkins University, Diabetes, Diabetes and Multiple Morbidities, Diabetes Mellitus, Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology: Johns Hopkins University, Dyslipidemia, Endocrine and Diabetes Centre: Andhra Medical College, Epidemiological Links Between T2DM Obesity Hyperinsulinemia and Metabolic Syndrome With Alzheimer's Disease, Epidemiology, Fibrillar Deposits (Alzheimer's Disease), Fibrillar Deposits (in Pancreas in Type 2 Diabetes), Genetic Risk Factors, Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists, Hyperinsulinemia, India, Inflammation, Insulin, Insulin Processing, Insulin Resistance, Insulin Resistance And Deficiency, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Lifestyle Factors, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Links Between Type 2 Diabetes and Alzheimer's Disease: Epidemiology, Metabolic Syndrome, Metformin, Microvascular Disease, Modifiable Risk Factors, Obesity, Overlapping Risk Factors, People's Republic of China, Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors Agonists, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Recent Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Risk Factors, Risk Factors for Alzheimer's Diseease, Sedentary Behaviour, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, T2DM, T2DM-Related Conditions, Tau Protein Phosphorylation, Thiazolidinediones, Type 2 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes and Alzheimer's Disease, USA
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Reducing Dementia Risk Factors: World Alzheimer Report 2014 (ADI / Department of Health / Dementia Challenge / World Dementia Council)
Summary Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) has published the World Alzheimer Report 2014, entitled “Dementia and Risk Reduction: An analysis of protective and modifiable factors” which examines the evidence on modifiable risk factors for dementia. It shows that dementia risks can … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, International, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, Practical Advice, Public Health England, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged 10/66 Dementia Research Group, 10/66 Dementia Research Group (ADI), Active and Healthy Ageing, ADI’s World Alzheimer Reports, Adipokines and Cytokines, Adiposity, Advanced Glycosylation End Products (AGEs), Agreeableness, Alcohol, Alcohol and Drug Consumption, Alcohol Concern, Alcohol Consumption, Alcohol Misuse, Alzheimer’s Disease International’s 10/66 Dementia Research Group, AlzRisk AD Epidemiology Database, Antihypertensive Drugs, Antioxidants, Anxiety Disorders and Dementia, APOE e4 Polymorphism, Ascertainment Bias, Atherosclerosis (Hardening of the Arteries), B Vitamins, B vitamins (Folate B6 and B12), Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA), Biases in Epidemiological Studies of Dementia, Blackfriars Consensus Statement, Blackfriars Consensus [UK Health Forum website], Blackfriars Meeting Report (UK Health Forum), BMI: Body Mass Index, Body Mass Index (BMI), Brain Injury, Brain Pathology and Dementia Syndrome, Brain-Battering Hypothesis, Cardiovascular Risk, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Risk Factors (CVRF), Chicago Health and Aging Project (CHAP), Cholesterol, Cholesterol (Dyslipidaemia), Cholesterol Reduction, Cognitive Reserve, Cognitive Stimulation, Columbia University Medical Center, Conscientiousness, Cynical Distrust, Dementia Risk Factors, Dementia Risk Prevention, Dementia Risk Reduction, Dementia: a Public Health Priority, Dennis Gillings: Former World Dementia Envoy, Depression and Dementia, Developmental and Early-Life Risk Factors, Diabetes, Diet, Diet and Dementia, Dietary Factors, Early-Life Events, Eating and Drinking, EClipSE Collaborative, Education and Awareness, Education and Dementia, Education as Proxy Variable, Epidemiological Concepts, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, European Dementia Prevention Initiative, Evidence for Risk Factors of Dementia, Extraversion, FINGER Trial in Finland (Finnish Geriatric Intervention Study to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Disability), Finnish Cardiovascular Risk Factors Aging and Dementia (CAIDE), Finnish Geriatric Intervention Study to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Disability, Flavonoids, Folate, Framingham Heart Study, Global Observatory for Ageing and Dementia Care, Global Observatory for Ageing and Dementia Care: King’s College London, Glycaemic Control, Goteborg Longitudinal Population Study, Head Circumference, Health Service and Population Research Department: King’s College London, Healthy Lifestyles, High Density Lipoproteins (HDL), Hostility, Hypercholesterolaemia, Hyperhomocysteinaemia, Hyperinsulineamia, Hypertension, Improving Public Health, Incidence, Incidence of Alzheimer’s Disease, Increased Fat Intake, Information Bias, Insomnia, Institute of Education and Health Sciences at the Hospital Alemao Oswaldo Cruz, Integrated Approach to the Prevention of Dementia and Other Chronic Diseases, Kings College London, Leg Length, Life Course Approach, Life-Course Approach to Healthy and Active Ageing, Lifestyle, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Longitudinal Studies, Low Density Lipoproteins (LDL), Mediterranean Diet, Memory and Aging Project (MAP), Mental Health Service and Population Research Department: King's College London, Metabolic Syndrome, Midlife and Late-Life Hypertension, Midlife Hypertension, Midlife Obesity, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Minority Aging Research Study (MARS), Moderate Drinking, Modifiable Risk Factors, MRC Cognitive Function and Ageing Study (MRC CFAS), National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), Neuropathology, Neuroticism, Neuroticism Extraversion Openness Personality Inventory Revised (NEO-PI-R), Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD), Obesity, Obesity Risk, Obesity Time-Bomb, Observational Epidemiological Studies, Occupational Attainment, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Openness (Personality Trait)), Overlapping Risk Factors, Participation Bias, Personality Traits Used in Dementia Epidemiologic Studies, Physical Activity, Physical Activity Programmes, Prevalence, Prevalence of Dementia, Preventable Dementia (Public Health England), Preventative Care, Preventative Services, Prevention, Prevention Agenda Linking Dementia and Other Non-Communicable Diseases, Prevention of Dementia, Prevention of Dementia: Public Health England, Prevention Programmes, Preventive Care, Preventive Services, Promoting Brain Health, Promoting Brain Health (Blackfriars Consensus Statement), Prospective Population Study of Women in Sweden, Psychological Distress: Personality and Life Events, Psychological Factors, Public Awareness, Public Health, Public Health Agenda, Public Health England (PHE), Public Health Programmes, Public Health Promotion, Public Health Promotion Campaigns, Raising Awareness, Reducing Health Inequalities, Reverse Causality, Risk Factors, Risk Factors for Alzheimer's Diseease, Risk Reduction: World Alzheimer Report 2014, Sedentary Behaviour, Sleep Disorders, Smoking, Statins, Summary of Evidence for Risk Factors of Dementia, Supporting Healthy Lifestyles, Survival Bias, Systemic Inflammation, Tobacco, Tobacco Consumption, Treatment of Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes, Unhealthy Lifestyles, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, University of Geneva, USA Health and Retirement Survey, Use It or Lose It Hypothesis, Use of Statins, Vascular Risk Factors, Vitamin B12, Vitamin B6, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamins, WDC: World Dementia Council, World Alzheimer Report 2014, World Dementia Council, World Dementia Envoy
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Recent Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses on Epidemiology, Risk Factors and Prevention
Summary Recent reviews and meta-analyses are listed below. Some of these articles may be available freely (depending on local circumstances). A suitable Athens password, a journal subscription or payment for access may be required to obtain the full-text of the other … Continue reading →
Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Systematic Reviews
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Tagged Alzheimer's Disease Genetic Consortium, Anticholinergic Discontinuation, Apathy, C4D Consortium, CARDIoGRAM Consortium, CETP Polymorphisms, Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology, Early-Onset Dementia, Epidemiology, Familial Alzheimer's Disease, Familial Coaggregation of Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease, Genetic and Environmental Risk in Alzheimer's Disease, International Stroke Genetics Consortium, Mediterranean Diet, Metabolic Syndrome, METASTROKE Consortium, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy, Presenilin 2 (PSEN2), Presenilin 2 Mutations, Prevention, Risk Factors, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
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Recent Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses on Neurology / Brain Research
Summary Recent reviews and meta-analyses on neurological topics are listed below. Some of these articles may be available freely (according to local circumstances). Obtaining the full-text of the other articles requires a suitable Athens password, a journal subscription or payment … Continue reading →
Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Systematic Reviews
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Tagged Apathy, Apathy / Indifference, Brain Stimulation, Chemokine Receptors, Chemokines, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, CJD, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), Creuzfeldt Jacob Disease (CJD), Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS), Metabolic Syndrome, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Motor Cortical Excitability, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodegenerative Research, Neurology, Neuroscience, Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation, Phosphodiesterase Inhibition, Prefrontal Cortex, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
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Dementia Risk From Cooked Meats? (BBC News / NHS Choices / PNAS)
Summary Research at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (New York), investigating the effect of Advanced Glycation End (AGEs) on mice and people, suggests that browning meat produces chemicals which may increase the risk of developing dementia. Mice … Continue reading →
Posted in Animal Studies, BBC News, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Universal Interest
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Tagged Advanced Glycation End (AGE), Amyloid Beta, Amyloid Beta Protein, Amyloid Proteins, Amyloid-β (Aβ), Amyloid-β (Aβ) Accumulation, Australasia, BBC Health News, Behind the Headlines, Beta-Amyloid, Beta-Amyloid Plaques, Broiling Meats, Browning Meat, Cooked Meats, Critical Appraisals, Department of Medicine: University of Pavia, Diabetes, Diet, Diet and Dementia, Dietary Choices, Food Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs), Frying Meats, Frying Pans, George Institute: Sydney, Grilling Meats, Grills, High-AGEs Diets, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Insulin Sensitivity, Italy, β-amyloid, β-amyloid Deposition, Metabolic Syndrome, Methyl-Glyoxal Derivatives (MG), Mice, Modifiable Risk Factors, NAD+, Oral Glycotoxins, Ovens, Oxidation, PNAS, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), Risk Factors, Risk Factors for Alzheimer's Diseease, Roasting Meats, Searing Meats, SIRT1, SIRT1 Deficiency, UConn Center on Aging: University of Connecticut Health Center, United States, University of Connecticut, University of Connecticut Health Center, University of Pavia, US National Institute of Health
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