Cancer Cardiovascular Disease Dementia 
Dr. Paddy Barrett
JANUARY 16, 2024
Cardiovascular disease, cancer and dementia account for 60% of all deaths in the US. Let’s start with Cancer. Compared to those who had ‘Low’ lifestyle scores, those with ‘Ideal’ scores were 27% less likely to be diagnosed with cancer in the next ten years.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
MARCH 23, 2024
They get the diseases of ageing about 20 to 25 years later than everyone else. It’s not that they don’t get cardiovascular disease, cancer or dementia; they just get it way later than everyone else. Most adults, healthy centenarians included, will die from one of three things: Cardiovascular Disease.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Insulin resistance is a major risk factor for the leading causes of death, the leading one being cardiovascular disease. Understanding where you sit on this continuum is a key part of defining your future risk of heart disease but also dementia, and many cancers. The higher the score, the higher the risk.
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. The relationship is clear. BMC Endocr Disord 22 , 297 (2022). N Engl J Med.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
AUGUST 15, 2023
Insulin resistance is a core risk factor for the three leading causes of death: Cardiovascular Disease Cancer Dementia. Subscribe now Take cardiovascular disease, for example. Insulin resistance is unlikely to be the primary causal factor for these conditions but is likely to be a major accelerant.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
JANUARY 23, 2024
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. It kills almost twice as many people globally when compared to all cancers combined. Over 80% of early heart disease is preventable. Dementia Up to 40% of dementia cases could be prevented by focusing on modifiable risk factors 11. Circulation.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
MARCH 29, 2024
We have covered these extensively, but to reiterate, these are: Cardiovascular Disease. To most people's surprise, the leading causes of death are still heart disease and cancer. With cardiovascular disease killing about 25% more people every year than cancer. Heart disease and cancer.
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