Believing Your Health Is Bad Increases Risk of Dementia
In a study published October 5, 2011 in the journal Neurology, people who rated their health as poor or fair were significantly more likely to develop dementia later in life than those who reported being in good health, the study found.
The link was strongest among people who did not have any cognitive problems, where those who rated their health as poor were nearly twice as likely to develop dementia as those who rated their health as good, the researchers said.
“Having people rate their own health may be a simple tool for doctors to determine a person’s risk of dementia, especially for people with no symptoms or memory problems,” said study researcher Christophe Tzourio, of the University of Bordeaux 2 in France. See the full article here…
