Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 9, 2024

More than heart disease or cancer, the risk of dementia often creates much greater anxiety in the patients I see. And given that dementia is routinely in the top 5 leading causes of death, this concern is dually warranted. But can dementia be prevented? 14 Ways To Prevent Dementia. 14 Ways To Prevent Dementia.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

MARCH 21, 2025

BackgroundStroke and dementia are leading causes of mortality and can be prevented through risk factor management. We included participants with available data on selfreported and measured hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes, kidney disease, hearing impairment and overweight.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 23, 2024

While I have covered many of these fitness measures individually in previous posts, I wanted to summarise these metrics and how they relate to living longer and preventing major diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and dementia. Those with the very highest levels of fitness have almost nonexistent rates of type 2 diabetes 4.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Introduction:Stroke and dementia are among the leading causes of mortality globally. Reliability of self-reported risk factors was high in overweight (F1 0.81) and diabetes (F1 0.71), moderate in hearing impairment (F1 0.59) and hypertension (F1 0.56) and low in hypercholesterolemia (F1 0.49) and kidney disease (F1 0.25).

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 30, 2024

Poor Sleep Might Eliminate The Benefits Of Exercise & Dementia. High levels of aerobic fitness are closely linked to lower rates of future dementia 1. Regular physical activity is arguably one of the biggest factors preventing dementia. When it comes to preventing dementia, this could not be truer.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

A 10 to 15kg weight loss in those who are overweight can reverse diabetes in 57% of patients with diabetes 1. Even in diabetics of normal weight (BMI<27), weight loss can reverse diabetes 2. 2018 Feb 10;391(10120):541-551. 2018 Feb 10;391(10120):541-551. Diabetes 70(Supplement 1):1184-P

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 15, 2023

Insulin resistance is a core risk factor for the three leading causes of death: Cardiovascular Disease Cancer Dementia. Just for clarity, type 2 diabetes is when insulin resistance progresses to the point that your body can no longer keep your blood glucose levels under control. Epub 2018 Nov 27. Metab Syndr Relat Disord.

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