Feb 17, 2021, 16:52 PM IST
People with cardiovascular risk factors also exhibit a low metabolism in brain regions, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC). The study claims that early intervention to prevent cardiovascular diseases can also help in the prevention of dementia and Alzheimers.
“Although everybody knows about the importance of caring for ourselves and controlling cardiovascular risk factors in order to avoid a heart attack, the association of these same risk factors with cognitive decline may increase awareness of the need to acquire healthy habits from the earliest stages of life,” says Dr Valentín Fuster, the lead author of the study.