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Unhealthy habits which increase heart disease risk could also be affecting brain function in people as young as 35, a study suggests.
Dutch researchers examined almost 3,800 people aged 35 to 82, testing memory, planning and reasoning.
High cholesterol and heavy smoking were linked to poorer performance in the tests across all ages.
The Alzheimer's Society said it showed what was bad for the heart was also "bad for the head".
Writing in the journal Stroke, the researchers from the University Medical Centre in Groningen said there was already evidence that decline in brain function could be seen by the age of 45.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22384787
Dutch researchers examined almost 3,800 people aged 35 to 82, testing memory, planning and reasoning.
High cholesterol and heavy smoking were linked to poorer performance in the tests across all ages.
The Alzheimer's Society said it showed what was bad for the heart was also "bad for the head".
Writing in the journal Stroke, the researchers from the University Medical Centre in Groningen said there was already evidence that decline in brain function could be seen by the age of 45.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22384787