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Higher levels of triglycerides linked to lower risk of dementia
Medical Xpress / American Academy of Neurology / Neurology ^ | Oct. 25, 2023 | Zhen Zhou et al

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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TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: dementia; hdl; healthyfats; implications; ldl; triglycerides; tryglycerides
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Triglycerides provide nearly 95% of dietary fats and are the main energy source for the brain.

Higher triglycerides in healthier people was a consistent association, found in each country.

1 posted on 11/01/2023 5:04:09 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
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2 posted on 11/01/2023 5:04:31 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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Sweet! I’m not gonna lose my mind!


3 posted on 11/01/2023 5:06:08 PM PDT by vpintheak (There is no Trans. There is only mentally ill)
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To: nutmeg

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4 posted on 11/01/2023 5:07:29 PM PDT by nutmeg
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To: ConservativeMind

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.


5 posted on 11/01/2023 5:07:35 PM PDT by SauronOfMordor (Either you will rule. Or you will be ruled. There is no other choice.)
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To: ConservativeMind

Interesting!!!.....


6 posted on 11/01/2023 5:10:34 PM PDT by pollywog (" O thou who changest not....ABIDE with me")
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To: ConservativeMind

Interesting.


7 posted on 11/01/2023 5:13:35 PM PDT by Rusty0604 (Despthaerately looking for new conspiracy theories as all the old ones have come true)
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8 posted on 11/01/2023 5:19:25 PM PDT by Fungi
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I had the same thought.


9 posted on 11/01/2023 5:24:01 PM PDT by rdl6989 ( )
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To: ConservativeMind

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.


10 posted on 11/01/2023 5:26:39 PM PDT by BobL (Trump gets my vote, even if I have to write him in; Millions of others will do the same)
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Use fish oil to get down the triglycerides. Four capsules a day; it works.


11 posted on 11/01/2023 5:33:42 PM PDT by Theodore R. ( )
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To: rdl6989

Use fish oil to get down the triglycerides. Four capsules a day; it works.


12 posted on 11/01/2023 5:35:28 PM PDT by Theodore R. ( )
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To: ConservativeMind

Oh, awesome! Pass the sugar bowl, please!


13 posted on 11/01/2023 5:41:04 PM PDT by cookcounty (Uuuuuuhh.)
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To: ConservativeMind

Then my brain will soon be superhuman.


14 posted on 11/01/2023 5:45:05 PM PDT by xkaydet65
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Researchers also found that higher triglycerides were also associated with slower decline in composite cognition


15 posted on 11/01/2023 5:51:43 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: ConservativeMind

bkmk


16 posted on 11/01/2023 5:52:28 PM PDT by sauropod (The obedient always think of themselves as virtuous rather than cowardly.)
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To: SauronOfMordor

Looks like I’ll never have to worry about dementia. 😏


17 posted on 11/02/2023 8:39:55 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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Higher levels of triglycerides linked to lower risk of dementia

I wonder what Crooked Joe's triglyceride level is, or if it even registers?

18 posted on 11/02/2023 8:48:08 AM PDT by The Sons of Liberty (Piss Off a Lib - MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!)
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To: ConservativeMind

Yet my doctor has been trying to lower by triglycerides for decades...


19 posted on 11/02/2023 8:51:08 AM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: SauronOfMordor

+1


20 posted on 11/02/2023 3:53:35 PM PDT by mbj
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