Posted on 11/01/2023 5:04:09 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
Older people who have higher levels of triglycerides, a type of fat, may have a lower risk of dementia and a slower cognitive decline over time compared to people who have lower levels, according to new research.
Researchers used health care data to identify 18,294 people in one cohort with an average age of 75 who did not have a prior diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or dementia. Participants were followed for an average of six years.
Researchers looked at participants' measurements of total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL and HDL each year of the study. Then they divided the participants into four groups based on fasting triglyceride levels. Of the total group, average triglycerides were 106 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL). For adults, a normal or healthy triglyceride level is below 150 mg/dL.
After adjusting for variables that could affect risk of dementia including education and cholesterol-lowering treatments, researchers found every doubling of triglyceride levels was associated with an 18% lower risk of developing dementia.
The lowest triglyceride group had levels of less than 62 mg/dL. The second group had levels of 63 to 106 mg/dL. Compared to the lowest group, the second group was 15% less likely to develop dementia. The third group had levels of 107 to 186 mg/dL. Compared to the lowest group, they were 24% less likely to develop dementia. The fourth group had levels of 187 mg/dL or higher. Compared to the lowest group, they were 36% less likely to develop dementia.
The researchers also validated their results in another dataset comprised of 68,200 older people from the U.K.
Researchers also found that higher triglycerides were also associated with slower decline in composite cognition, a combined result from tests of global function, psychomotor speed, language and executive function and memory over time.
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Higher triglycerides in healthier people was a consistent association, found in each country.
Sweet! I’m not gonna lose my mind!
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Triglycerides come from butter, cream, cheese, beef, lamb, pork — all the stuff your cardiologist tells you to avoid.
I’d rather die of a heart attack while keeping my mind til the end.
Interesting!!!.....
Interesting.
It’s always something!
I Cor. 15:31: I die every day. That is true, brothers and sisters, just as it is true that I brag about you in Christ Jesus our Lord. 32 If I fought wild animals in Ephesus only with human hopes, I have gained nothing. If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, because tomorrow we will die.”
I had the same thought.
Sorry, don’t buy this one, unless it’s only referring to older people - and then maybe. Otherwise my understanding is that high Triglycerides only leads to bad things, like clogged arteries. I put Triglycerides right up there with small, dense, LDL, something that will only bring bad things.
Use fish oil to get down the triglycerides. Four capsules a day; it works.
Use fish oil to get down the triglycerides. Four capsules a day; it works.
Oh, awesome! Pass the sugar bowl, please!
Then my brain will soon be superhuman.
Researchers also found that higher triglycerides were also associated with slower decline in composite cognition
bkmk
Looks like I’ll never have to worry about dementia. 😏
I wonder what Crooked Joe's triglyceride level is, or if it even registers?
Yet my doctor has been trying to lower by triglycerides for decades...
+1
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