Study Reveals 9 Risk Factors For Alzheimer’s Disease, Sixth Leading Cause of Death in the United States

Obesity, high blood pressure and depression may be bad for your health. But there’s more: it also increases your risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.

In a study published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, researchers wanted to look for similarities between Alzheimer’s patients in order to find common risk factors. Using this research, they could find out what causes Alzheimer’s thus helping others to prevent it.

After analyzing almost 300 studies, the top nine risk-factors are: Obesity, carotid artery narrowing, low education, depression, high blood pressure, frailty, smoking habits, high levels of Homocysteine (amino acids) and Type 2 Diabetes (only in Asian populations).

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What researchers also found was to follow the Mediterranean diet which contains fatty fish, whole grains and vegetables. Also, there are certain hormones and vitamins that can help prevent high blood pressure. This, in turn, will prevent Alzheimer’s disease too.

What is also very clear is that this study has thrown light on certain causes of Alzheimer’s and that can help researchers find out what specific risk factors make people more vulnerable to this disease.

Since 1906, when Dr. Alois Alzheimer discovered tangled tissue and abnormal clumps of tissue in a person’s brain, no cure has been found for this progressive disease. Yet most symptoms like memory loss, unpredictable behavior and language issues tend to appear in their mid-60s.

According to the National Institutes of Health, Alzheimer’s is the sixth largest cause of death in the United States. More than five millions Americans are currently diagnosed with this disease. If a cure isn’t found, the number of cases will likely grow in the coming years too.