“I don’t really think that vascular risk factors and metabolic syndrome causes Alzheimer’s disease, but I think it can fast-forward someone towards it,” he said. More research will need to be done to ...

A large study from South Korea has found that middle-aged adults with metabolic syndrome—an unhealthy cluster of conditions ...

"Our study found having metabolic syndrome in middle age is a risk factor for young-onset dementia ... People with all five components had a 70% increased risk of dementia.

Visceral fat—also called abdominal or belly fat—is necessary to help cushion your organs. But when there’s too much of it, it ...

Metabolic syndrome is associated with increased risk for early-onset all-cause dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and vascular ...

“I don’t really think that vascular risk factors and metabolic syndrome causes Alzheimer’s disease, but I think it can fast-forward someone towards it,” he said. More research will need to ...

"Our study found having metabolic syndrome in middle age is a risk factor for young-onset dementia ... which was cumulative. People with all five components had a 70% increased risk of dementia. "Our ...

(CNN) — How you manage a cluster of health conditions known as metabolic syndrome could have a big impact on whether you develop dementia at a young age, according to a new study. To be ...