2024-07-30 19:11:09
A new study also found that people with high muscle strength were less likely to develop these diseases.
Therefore, the researchers suggest focusing on the amount of fat on the arms and torso. Strengthening these areas may be more effective against neurodegenerative diseases than efforts to reduce overall body weight.
The results of the study showed that people with a lot of belly fat, 13 percent. Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease were more common.
People with a lot of fat on their arms, 18 percent. had these diseases more often.
It was also found that people with high muscle strength were 26 percent more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. smaller.
“More than 60 million people suffer from these neurodegenerative diseases. people worldwide, and this number is expected to increase as the population ages, so it is important to better understand the risk factors in order to develop more effective preventive measures,” said study author Huan Song of Sichuan University in Chengdu, China.
In a study published in the journal Neurology used the health data of 412,691 patients collected in the United Kingdom Biobank. Their average age is 56 years.
During the study, the participants’ torso and hip circumferences, grip strength, bone density, and fat mass were taken into account.
During the follow-up period, 8,224 people developed neurodegenerative diseases, in which nerve cells in the brain or nervous system eventually lose function and eventually die. These were mainly Alzheimer’s disease, other forms of dementia and Parkinson’s disease.
The researchers believe that the link between the localization of fat deposits in the body and neurodegenerative diseases can be partially explained by the increased risk of diseases of the circulatory system, such as stroke.
“This shows that it is important to treat cardiovascular diseases immediately to prevent or delay the onset of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s or other degenerative diseases,” said Professor H. Song.
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2024-07-30 19:11:09