Track These Warning <br />Signs in Your Mid-30s , to Fight Alzheimer’s.<br />A recent study suggests that people in their 30s and 40s with high levels of cholesterol and blood sugar are at a higher risk of developing Alzheimer's later in life.<br />A recent study suggests that people in their 30s and 40s with high levels of cholesterol and blood sugar are at a higher risk of developing Alzheimer's later in life.<br />We have shown for the first time that the associations between cholesterol and glucose levels... , Lindsay Farrer, chief of biomedical genetics at Boston University, via CNN.<br />...and the future risk of Alzheimer's disease extend much earlier in life than previously thought, Lindsay Farrer, chief of biomedical genetics at Boston University, via CNN.<br />Researchers found that those <br />aged 35 to 50 with heightened <br />triglyceride levels...<br />... and decreased levels of lipoprotein, <br />or "good cholesterol," had a greater chance of developing Alzheimer's decades later.<br />... High triglycerides in early adulthood may trigger a cascade of metabolic events that over time initiate processes <br />that directly lead to <br />Alzheimer's disease. , Lindsay Farrer, chief of biomedical genetics at Boston University, via CNN.<br />Having high cholesterol may not cause Alzheimer's, , Dr. Richard Isaacson, director of the Alzheimer's Prevention Clinic in the Center for Brain Health at Florida Atlantic University's Schmidt College of Medicine, via CNN.<br />... but it presses the fast-forward button on the disease pathology and cognitive decline. , Dr. Richard Isaacson, director of the Alzheimer's Prevention Clinic in the Center for Brain Health at Florida Atlantic University's Schmidt College of Medicine, via CNN.<br />... but it presses the fast-forward button on the disease pathology and cognitive decline. , Dr. Richard Isaacson, director of the Alzheimer's Prevention Clinic in the Center for Brain Health at Florida Atlantic University's Schmidt College of Medicine, via CNN.<br />Experts say if you are in your <br />30s or 40s, see a cardiologist <br />and neurologist to better understand <br />how you can take preventative steps.<br />Experts say if you are in your <br />30s or 40s, see a cardiologist <br />and neurologist to better understand <br />how you can take preventative steps.<br />The take-home message is <br />that people who are in their <br />30s and early 40s need <br />to have their lipids and <br />blood sugar measured. , Lindsay Farrer, chief of biomedical genetics at Boston University, via CNN.<br />That's the only way you'll detect any issues. , Lindsay Farrer, chief of biomedical genetics at Boston University, via CNN
