High Cholesterol in Mid-life Increases Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease

A new study at the University of Kuopio in Finland collaborated with a research at Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Oakland, CA, revealed that people with high cholesterol in their early 40s are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than those with low cholesterol. The main conclusion was high mid-life cholesterol increased the risk of Alzheimer’s disease regardless of midlife diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, smoking and late-life stroke.

The research findings will be presented at the upcoming American Academy of Neurology 60th Anniversary Annual Meeting in Chicago, April 12–19, 2008.