RE: Tooth Loss May Increase Your Risk of Dementia by Up to 80%
@thecryptofiend very interesting read.
I may agree to this
This study suggests that tooth loss is a significant risk factor for the development of dementia (particularly Alzheimer's Disease) in adults over 60.
but .. not because of the factors they gave out there.
Sugar corrodes teeth and not having a proper dental hygiene could also decay and finally make a person loose his/her teeth but I can't really pathom how someone who .. don't eat much sugar and is very active but lost his or her teeth in a boxing fight or an accident have dementia.
Many recent studies conclude and associate dementia as the [diabetes on the brain]I(http://www.diabetesforecast.org/2012/aug/diabetes-on-the-brain.html?referrer=https://www.google.nl/) but if they tell the people this way people will stop eating cookies, cake and ice cream and the sugar companies shall close everyone will live healthy that the pharmaceuticals would close next so they have to tell them this way but it seems the same.
Many old people who are 120+ in Asia lost their teeth to vinegar as it is often used in cooking specially in the Southeast but they are still very aware and their brain functions normal without any sign of dementia specially those who are Buddhist who live on top of the mountains and have no access to any processed food that contains sugar specially.
There may be some common underlying cause that causes both dementia and teeth loss.
Perhaps there is some type of connective tissue abnormality or maybe these people have a particular micro-organism in their mouth which somehow triggers tooth loss. There may be some environmental toxin exposure that triggers both - there are so many possibilities!
It is hard to say without more in depth research to identify the mechanisms.
This study is from Japan where they do use a lot of vinegar too, not sure how it compares to other Asian countries though.
Also I don't think people who are over 100 years old and in good health are a good group for extrapolating to the general population as they are unusual.
@thecryptofiend we use a lot of vinegar .. I forgot to add that some of those who lost their teeth may have lost it from pulling it out and some studies claim that anesthesia could also trigger dementia. Years ago in Asia they just pull the teeth instead of filling it with ceramics or amalgam (this too is a risk hazard) so I can't imagine how many anesthesia a person had to loose all his or her teeth. My cousins already lost all their teeth come to think of it they're even 3 to 10 years younger that I am and yes - they lost it to drinking soda instead of water - and eating a lot of sugared food not to mention the toothpaste in the Philippines also have sugar itself. Nowhere to run for a tooth.
That is still quite controversial though.
Yes sugary and acidic snacks/drinks are bad for you teeth.
Also diabetes and poor control of blood sugar (glycaemic control) may increase the risk of dementia too.
It is one of the confounding variables they tried to reduce the effect of in the study.
@thecryptofiend yes the anesthesia is still not really proven but being taken into consideration indeed. I'm a woman it's hard to say no to desserts :D
Yes and it is still best to avoid if you can.
Hard for me as well to say no!