Risk Factors For Alzheimer's Disease. Part Three

We continue to talk about risk factors for Alzheimer's disease.
Check Part One and Part Two.

9. Unbalanced diet
Risks for Alzheimer's disease development increases in case of consumption of fatty food and unbalanced diet. To reduce this risks it is necessary to eat products rich in vitamins of B group, vitamins C and E and complex carbohydrates.

10. Lack of physical activity
According to the data of 2006, regular exercises in people over 65 reduce risks for mental debility development by 40%. Physical activity should take not less than 15 minutes daily and not less than three times weekly. It should be noted that physical activity also lowers the risks for development of obesity and cardiovascular diseases.

11. Deficient mental activity
Just like physical activity exercises the body, mental activity exercises the brain. According to the research, visiting museums, reading newspapers and working crossword puzzles reduce the risks for  Alzheimer's disease development by 47%.

12. Social isolation
One of the factors of mental debility development is low social activity. According to the data of 2007, risks for Alzheimer's disease development increases even in case when a man has close people but he feels lonely anyway or in other words he experiences an emotional isolation.

Risk Factors For Alzheimer's Disease. Part Two

We continue to talk about risk factors for Alzheimer's disease. Check Part One. 

5. Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes increases by two times risks for Alzheimer's disease development. According to latest research data, the higher sugar in blood the higher risks for development of mental debility. The reason for such regularity is still unclear.

6. Obesity
As a rule, obesity is coupled with diabetes, raised blood pressure and cardiovascular diseases. All those diseases are connected with Alzheimer's disease. Besides this, one of signs of Alzheimer's disease may be reasonless weight loss that starts 6 – 10 years before symptoms appearing.

7. Head injury
According to data of a large research in which participated Veterans of World War II, the harder head injury is, the higher risks for Alzheimer's disease development. Scientists think that development of Alzheimer's disease after head injury is determined with faints that appear after several years after injury.

8. Low level of education
The lower level of education, the higher the risks for Alzheimer's disease development. Scientists consider that during learning between neurones in the brain get formed complex connections which helps to avoid loop of intelligence and resist stresses.

To be continued.

Risk Factors For Alzheimer's Disease. Part One.

Alzheimer's disease is a progressive deterioration of memory and speech that makes patient unable to do without secondary help. What risk factors influence the development of Alzheimer's disease? This neurological condition is one of most common forms of weakness of mind which may be developed under the influence of next factors.

1. Advanced age
One of major factors leading to development of Alzheimer's disease is age. In the ages 71 – 79 from Alzheimer's disease do suffer 2.3% of people, in the ages 80 – 89 – 18%, and in the age over 90 -  29,7%. According to certain estimations, from Alzheimer's disease suffer half of people over 85.

2. The female sex
The risks for Alzheimer's disease in females is higher than in males because females live longer and the disease develops in elderly and senile age. One more cause is menopause and increased number of estrogen in female's body.

3. Alzheimer's disease in first-degree relatives
It is considered that Alzheimer's disease is developed under the influence of genetic factors and  particular lifestyle. Therefore, if close relatives suffer from Alzheimer's disease then there exists risk that the disease will be transmitted from human by inheritance.

4. Smoking
According to latest data, smoking two times increases risks for Alzheimer's disease. The reason lies in the fact that smoking has negative effects on cardiovascular system and leads to cells damage due to acidification that occurs in Alzheimer's disease.

To be continued.