chapter 12 part 1

Question 1

what is dementia

Answer 1

poor memory or reasoning

Question 2

what is alzheimer’s disease

Answer 2

one type of dementia, involves memory, thinking, and behavior

Question 3

for a 45 year old adult, what are the chances of getting alzheimer’s? (both men and women)

Answer 3

men: 1 in 10
women: 1 in 5

Question 4

how are the brain arteries of people with alzheimer’s disease different from those of someone without the disease?

Answer 4

they are clogged/plugged up

Question 5

what are the modifiable risk factors for alzheimer’s disease?

Answer 5

-hypertension in middle age
-high cholesterol
-diabetes
-obesity

Question 6

in the chicago health and aging study, what one nutrient was associated with double the new cases of alzheimer’s in just 4 years

Answer 6

saturated fat

Question 7

what are the steps to reducing the risk for alzheimer’s disease?

Answer 7

-reverse lifestyle diseases
-reduce saturated fat
-eat a plant-based diet
-vitamin E from foods (almonds, wheat germ, sunflower seeds)
-exercise

Question 8

what are some other possible prevention strategies for reducing alzheimer’s?

Answer 8

-avoid excess copper and iron
-avoid aluminum
-get adequate vitamin B12

Question 9

what is the genetic marker for alzheimer’s disease?

Answer 9

Apoe4 allele

Question 10

people who have the genetic marker for alzheimer’s are how much more likely to have the disease?

Answer 10

8-11 times higher than average

Question 11

for the people that have this marker, if they have normal blood pressure and cholesterol levels, they are how much more likely than average to get alzheimer’s?

Answer 11

2 times