Researchers have discovered a 24% increased risk of early dementia in people with metabolic syndrome. The findings suggest ...

(CNN) — How you manage a cluster of health conditions known as metabolic syndrome could have a big impact on whether you develop dementia at a young age, according to a new study.

Metabolic syndrome components are tied to young-onset dementia risk, underscoring the need for prevention and management of related health conditions.

Metabolic syndrome was associated with 24% higher risk of dementia at any age. However, poor metabolic health was a bigger cognitive risk for participants in their 40s than those in their 50s.

Now, according to the study, people with metabolic syndrome were maybe 24% more likely to develop dementia at a young age, meaning before 65. That doesn't sound terribly high.

Researchers analyzed the markers of metabolic syndrome and who developed young-onset dementia between 2009 and the end of 2020, according to the study published Wednesday in the journal Neurology.

People who had metabolic syndrome, or a combination of those components, were 24% more likely to develop dementia at a young age, the data showed.

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — How you manage a cluster of health conditions known as metabolic syndrome could have a big impact on whether you develop dementia at a young age, according to a ...

Researchers analyzed the markers of metabolic syndrome and who developed young-onset dementia between 2009 and the end of 2020, according to the study published Wednesday in the journal Neurology.

“The key takeaway (of the study) is that metabolic syndrome significantly increases the risk of developing young-onset dementia,” which is dementia before age 65, said principal study ...

(CNN) — How you manage a cluster of health conditions known as metabolic syndrome could have a big impact on whether you develop dementia at a young age, according to a new study. To be ...