Are YOU Activating Alzheimer’s Genes?
If there was an on/off switch for Alzheimer’s disease, you’d want to ensure it stayed in the OFF position, right?
Well, it turns out you DO have one.
In fact, it’s not just one but HUNDREDS. Because these Alzheimer’s switches come in the form of your GENES.
These genes are turned ON or OFF based on specific lifestyle factors.
And researchers have just identified ONE lifestyle factor that could be responsible for turning ON 21 genes related to Alzheimer’s.
You probably know obesity is linked to metabolic conditions like diabetes and heart disease.
And in recent years, you may have even heard that it increases your risk of 13 types of cancer.
But you might be surprised to learn that obesity is also a modifiable risk factor for dementia.
What’s the connection?
One possible link is inflammation.
Obesity is a significant source of inflammation in the body… and inflammation is a factor in all the diseases I just mentioned—including Alzheimer’s.
Researchers just completed a study that identified ANOTHER connection.
There are 74 known genes related to Alzheimer’s disease. In a recent study, researchers found that 21 of those genes are ALSO linked to obesity.
These genes were either under-expressed or over-expressed in obesity.
This means is that obesity can impact your genes in a way that could directly raise your risk of Alzheimer’s.
The scientists also found 13 Alzheimer’s-related genes connected to BMI (body mass index) and eight connected to your waist-to-hip ratio.
The bottom line? By taking control of your weight, you can begin to take control of your Alzheimer’s risk as well.
For an incurable and devastating disease that can strike at any time, that should be some major motivation to make that change.
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SOURCE:
“Obesity impacts the expression of Alzheimer’s disease–related genes: The Framingham Heart Study.” Alzheimer’s & Dementia, First published: 22 February 2023, https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.12954
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