A study recently published in the medical journal Neurology found that middle-aged people who have high blood pressure, high blood sugar and high cholesterol and do not follow a healthy lifestyle are at significantly higher risk of stroke.
The 8 factors of heart and brain health are called the 8 essential factors by the American Heart Association, including: Exercise; healthy eating; maintaining weight; not smoking; maintaining good blood pressure; getting enough sleep; controlling cholesterol and blood sugar, according to the medical website Medical Express.
The eight essentials include: Exercise; eat healthy; maintain a healthy weight; don't smoke; maintain good blood pressure; get enough sleep; control cholesterol and blood sugar.
Study author Dr. Santiago Clocchiatti-Tuozzo, a neurologist at Yale University (USA) and a member of the American Academy of Neurology, said: "Brain health is paramount, helping us function at our peak. Our research found that implementing these eight healthy lifestyles in middle age can have a huge impact on brain health later in life.
Scientists from Yale University evaluated data from more than 317,000 participants with an average age of 56, who were followed for five years.
Researchers looked at participants' scores on eight essential heart health factors and classified them into three categories: Optimal, moderate, and poor.
Of the total group, 64,474 people had optimal scores, 191,919 people had average scores, and 60,734 people had poor scores.
People who score poorly on the above essential factors are twice as likely to have a stroke in old age as those with optimal scores.
The authors then evaluated health records to identify people who had suffered stroke, dementia, or depression in old age. Poor brain health was defined as the development of these conditions during the years of follow-up.
There were 3,753 cases of poor brain health in total.
After adjusting for influencing factors, the final results showed that people who scored poorly on the above essential factors were twice as likely to suffer a stroke, dementia or depression in old age as those with optimal scores, according to Medical Express.
Because all of these risk factors are modifiable, the new findings suggest that adopting a healthy lifestyle will benefit the brain, says Dr. Clocchiatti-Tuozzo.
To confirm the results of the above study, the authors repeated the study on 68,407 participants over a total period of 5 years and found similar results.
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