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story by newsservice@sbs.co.kr(SBS)
Dementia, a representative geriatric disease, is a disease designated as a public health priority by the World Health Organization (WHO).
The purpose of this is to reduce the burden of disease and enhance the effectiveness of preventing the worsening of dementia by identifying the population at risk early and taking immediate measures.
this Dementia manifests a wide variety of symptoms depending on the degree of deterioration, ranging from very mild memory impairment to severe behavioral disorders.
Language disorders involving difficulties with speaking, reading, and writing; a decline in spatiotemporal abilities resulting in a poor sense of direction; and personality changes and abnormal behavior are also cited as major symptoms of dementia.
Therefore, regarding dementia, it is of the utmost importance for the individual or their family to recognize these symptoms early.
This is because, although a drug that fundamentally cures dementia has not yet been developed, it is possible to slow its progression to some extent through treatment with existing medications if the disease is in the early stages.
Recently in Korea, in addition to this, research results have suggested that a decline in the ability to chew food in old age can also be a sign of the risk of dementia, so caution is needed.
According to a research paper published in the latest issue of the Journal of Korean Medical Science (JKMS) by a joint research team from the Corporate Mental Health Research Institute of Bundang Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University Hospital, and Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, such an association was observed between the decline in chewing function and the risk of dementia in the elderly.
The research team tracked 5,064 community-dwelling elderly people aged 60 or older (2,195 men and 2,869 women) for eight years to see the impact of a decline in chewing function on the development of dementia.
Chewing function was evaluated by the average number of times chewing before swallowing food over a period of one year.
As a result, it was found that for men, those who chewed more than 30 times before swallowing their food experienced a faster decline in overall cognitive function and memory compared to men who chewed less than 10 times.
It was estimated that men who chew their food 30 or more times have a 2.9 times higher risk of developing dementia compared to those who chew less than 10 times. (Photo = Excerpt from the paper, Yonhap News)
The research team estimated that men who chew 30 or more times have a 2.9 times higher risk of developing dementia than men who chew less than 10 times.
Among dementias, Alzheimer's disease, which has a worse prognosis, had a risk of occurrence 3.2 times higher under the same comparison conditions.
The research team's analysis indicates that, on average, an increase of 5 chewing times compared to usual increases the risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease by 16% and 23%, respectively.
The association between increased chewing frequency and dementia in elderly men has also been confirmed by brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
The more frequently men chewed, the more the volume of brain regions (white matter, temporal lobe, occipital lobe, etc.) associated with chewing control and Alzheimer's disease was reduced.
On the other hand, no significant association was observed between the frequency of chewing, the risk of dementia, and brain volume in elderly women.
The research team recommended that if you notice yourself chewing food for too long as you age, you should visit a nearby public health center or hospital to get tested for dementia, as an increase in chewing frequency in old age may be a compensatory behavior for dementia pathology.
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I thought you had to chew a lot for better digestion.
Is there a problem with cognition?
It seems to occur frequently, especially among elderly men.