Dementia Prevention

Research reports from Chonnam National University, National University Medical School provide new insights into dementia prevention

Published in Women's Health Weekly, February 28th, 2008

Research findings, 'Associations between head circumference, leg length and dementia in a Korean population,' are discussed in a new report. According to recent research from Korea, "Adult leg length is influenced by nutritional intake in childhood. Shorter leg length has been found to be associated with adverse health outcomes in late life, including dementia."

"Smaller head circumference has also been found to be associated with dementia. The independence of these two potential markers of risk for dementia has not been investigated. Community residents aged 65 or over (n=916) within a defined geographic area of South Korea were screened clinically for dementia and...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-02-28)

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