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14 Ways To Prevent Dementia

Dr. Paddy Barrett

The 14 Factors Include: Hearing Loss High LDL cholesterol Less Education Traumatic Brain Injury Depression Social Isolation Hypertension Obesity Smoking Excess Alcohol Diabetes Physical Inactivity Air Pollution Visual Loss Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2024 report of the Lancet standing Commission When You Intervene Matters.

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National A-Fib Numbers Higher Than Previously Thought

DAIC

A-Fib, as the condition is commonly known, has been on the rise for at least the past decade, driven by the aging of the population, along with increasing rates of hypertension, diabetes and obesity. percent of the patients treated between 2005 and 2009 to 6.82% of the patients treated between 2015 and 2019. million U.S. million.

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Abstract WMP94: Trends in Co-morbidities and Mortality in Rescue Stenting and Elective Stenting for Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease: National Inpatient Sample Data Analysis

Stroke Journal

National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database from 2009 to 2020, evaluating patients who presented with stroke from ICAD and were treated with angioplasty and stenting and analyzed presenting co-morbidities and patient outcomes. vs 4.6%), obesity (26.4% vs 10.2%) in the 2020 patient group compared to the 2009 patients.

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America’s Growing CVD Problem

CardiacWire

Heart Disease in 2050 – The AHA warned of massive heart disease increases by 2050, spanning CVD (+60%), diabetes (+100%), obesity (+70%), hypertension (+44%), heart failure (+66%), and stroke (+100%). It’s well known that heart disease is the U.S.’s trillion, representing 4.6% If applied across the U.S., adult population.

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National A-Fib Numbers Higher Than Previously Tought

DAIC

A-Fib, as the condition is commonly known, has been on the rise for at least the past decade, driven by the aging of the population, along with increasing rates of hypertension, diabetes and obesity. percent of the patients treated between 2005 and 2009 to 6.82% of the patients treated between 2015 and 2019. million U.S. million.

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Do Statins Cause Diabetes?

Dr. Paddy Barrett

In addition to elevated fasting glucose, there are many other risk factors for developing diabetes, including: Metabolic syndrome BMI > 30 (Obese category) Elevated HBA1c - Not in the diabetes category but above normal. 2009 May;2(3):279-85. Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2023 May;37(3):101749. doi: 10.1016/j.beem.2023.101749.

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The legal case – naming a few names

Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

In the Sunday Times of April 23 rd , 2017, this article appeared, entitled ‘ Kellogg’s smothers health crisis in sugar – The cereals giant is funding studies that undermine official warnings on obesity.’ The study, published in the Journal Obesity Facts relied on evidence from 14 studies. Just to choose a few paragraphs. ‘