Your heart disease risk score may provide a better glimpse into your future brain health than even conventional dementia tests can reveal

Heart Disease Test May Predict Dementia Better than Cognitive Tests

April 16, 2013

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Story at-a-glance

• Heart disease and stroke risk tests had a stronger association with dementia risk according to a new study, suggesting that they are better tools for predicting future cognitive decline than the dementia risk test.
• Chronic degenerative conditions like heart disease and dementia often have underlying commonalities, such as insulin resistance.
• Many of the risk factors associated with heart disease are also associated with poor brain health as you age – poor diet, for instance.
• Many of the preventive strategies for heart disease and dementia are overlapping as well, so eating right, exercising and making other lifestyle changes will help reduce your risk of both diseases.