Passive smokers also suffer Alzheimer's Risk
It seemed no longer be counted dangers of smoking to health. Not only harmful to smokers themselves. Passive smokers or those who simply inhaling cigarette smoke can be affected. A number of human organs can be damaged by smoke. One is in the brain that can cause dementia or dementia.
Executive Director of Alzheimer's Indonesia DY Suharya said, smokers are more at risk of developing dementia. In fact, a recent study by the WHO showed that smokers had a 45 percent higher risk of developing dementia than those who do not smoke.
Alzheimer's disease, one of which is caused due to the dangers of smoking is Alzheimer's. Alzheimer's is memory loss and mental abilities are commonly suffered by the elderly. An estimated 14 percent of people with Alzheimer's are caused by smoking.
"WHO warns that passive smokers are also at risk of developing dementia," said Suharya at Erasmus Huis, Jakarta, Wednesday (10/09/2014). The nicotine content in cigarettes make smokers decreased cognitive function faster than nonsmokers.
Besides experiencing memory loss, Alzheimer's sufferers are usually difficult to focus, unable to perform daily activities as usual, it is difficult to distinguish colors, and impaired communication at the closest though.
Director of Hospital Cipto Mangunkusmo (RSCM), Czeresna Heriawan Soejono added, they are potentially affected Alzheimer ie high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, obesity, heart failure, and hypercoagulable and hiperagregasi platelets. These risk factors can be prevented if you do the healing of disease.
"Reduce salt intake, fat intake, do good eating plan and physical exercise," said Heriawan.
Heriawan who is a specialist in internal medicine and geriatric consultant is to say, a factor that can not be avoided is advanced age, gender, and genetic conditions.
So far there is no cure for Alzheimer's disease. Drugs only slow the decline in cognitive function in humans. Elderly patients with Alzheimer's disease will take until the end of his life....
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