Alzheimer's affects women more than men

A 65-year-old American woman has a one in six chance of contracting Alzheimer’s disease. While a man of the same age has approximately a one in eleven chance. We tell you why Alzheimer’s affects women more than men. Studies That’s one of the key findings of a recent report that highlights the heavy toll Alzheimer’s takes on women. As patients and as caregivers. Women aged 60 and older are also twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s as breast cancer. This is according to the report (“Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures, 2014”), from the Alzheimer’s Association. Of the five million Americans with Alzheimer’s, 3.2 million are women, according to the report. The impact of Alzheimer’s is likely to increase as the baby boom generation ages. If current trends continue, up to 16 million Americans could have Alzheimer’s by 2050, at a cost of $1.2 trillion (in today’s dollars) to the country. This includes a 500 percent increase in Medicare and Medicaid spending, and a 400 percent increase in out-of-pocket spending, the report predicted. Although Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the US, many people still don’t understand it. For example, 24 percent of Americans mistakenly believe they are only at risk for Alzheimer’s if the disease runs in the family. “Despite being the nation’s biggest health threat, Alzheimer’s disease is still largely misunderstood. Anyone with a brain (hom “male or female, with a family history or not) is at risk of Alzheimer’s,” Geiger emphasized. The report appears in the March edition of the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association. Since you know that Alzheimer’s affects women more than men, take better care of your health. You can eat these foods that can prevent this disease. Article by HealthDay, translated by Camilla Léger SOURCE: Alzheimer’s Association, news release, March 19, 2014