Blood Pressure Controlโข Linked to Reduced Dementia Risk in Major Newโค Study
DALLAS, TX – Aggressive management โคof hypertension may considerably lower the risk โคof dementia and โขcognitive decline, โคaccording to a โฃgroundbreaking study published today inโ Nature. Researchers at the University of Dallas followed nearly 34,000 ruralโค Chinese adults with high blood โpressure for fourโ years, โfinding a clear โฃcorrelation between the number of hypertension medications taken and the incidence of neurologicalโข disorders.
The study, involvingโ 33,995 volunteers โฃwith an average age of 63, divided โฃparticipants into groupsโ receiving โadvice on lifestyle modifications to manage hypertension – including increased physical activity, reduced โsalt intake, and limited alcohol consumption – โalongside either one or threeโฃ blood pressure medications. Results revealed that those taking three medications experienced aโฃ more ample reductionโ in blood pressure (from an average โof 157.0/87.9 to 127.6/72.6 โmmHg) compared toโข those โon a single medication (155.4/87.2 โขto 147.7/81.0 mmHg).
Crucially, theโ group receiving three medications demonstrated a 15%โ decrease inโ dementia diagnoses and a 16%โข reduction in overall cognitive disorders compared to the group on only one medication. While acknowledgingโฃ hypertension is not the โsole factor in brain aging, the researchโ suggests that โproactive โคblood pressure treatmentโค could be a vital preventative measure in safeguarding mental health as we โage.
Thisโค research builds on โคexisting knowledge linking โขhypertension to increased dementiaโ risk and offers compelling evidence for the potential benefits of intensified blood pressure โขmanagement as a key component โof dementia prevention strategies.
