This study is another reminder that brain health and cardiovascular health are linked!
We know thatyo-yo dietingand frequentblood sugar roller coastersdo a number on our bodies.
The researchers gathered 11,571 participants with an average age of 71.
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Slightly more than half (54%) identified as female.
At the outset of the study, none had been diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.
These tests tracked total, triglycerides, LDL and HDLhere’s a refresher onwhat these blood levels mean.
Fluctuations in LDL and HDL didn’t appear to have a direct connection to dementia risk.
The results cannot certify cause and effect, however.
(Well, and HDL on the higher side.)
