Science Correlation between less frequent bowel movements and dementia

[thomas]

If you are worried about dementia, start observing your bowel movements: according to research results by the National Cancer Center Japan and others, a reduction in the frequency of bowel movements indicates a greater risk of developing dementia.

A study of over 40,000 people concluded that patients with dementia often have cases of constipation. The study involved about 19,000 men and 23,000 women between the ages of 50 and 79 living in Akita, Nagano, Ibaraki, Kochi and Okinawa prefectures in 2000 and 2003. [...] Researchers followed up with the group until 2016, comparing the rates of those who were assessed as requiring care due to dementia. According to this data, 9.7% of men and 11.7% of women had been diagnosed with dementia. Analyzing the relationship between the frequency of bowel movements and dementia, the risk of dementia was about 1.8 times higher in men and 1.3 times higher in women who had fewer than three bowel movements a week compared to those who had a bowel movement every day. The less frequent the bowel movements, the greater the risk of dementia, trends in the data showed.

Less frequent bowel movements signal higher risk of dementia: Japan researchers - The Mainichi

TOKYO -- A reduction in the frequency of bowel movements indicates a greater risk of developing dementia, according to research results announced by t

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Bowel movement frequency, stool consistency, and risk of disabling dementia: a population-based cohort study in Japan - PubMed

Lower BMF and harder stool were each associated with higher risk of dementia.

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[Grandpa Frank]

With the time I spend on the toilet , my brain will go on living after I pass away , LOL. For some reason , my body hates sugar free food & drink?