Journal article
Environmental, Metabolic, and Nutritional Factors Concerning Dementia in African American and Hispanic American Populations
The American journal of medicine, v 137(10), pp 939-942
Oct 2024
PMID: 38942346
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Abstract
•African Americans experience more severe vitamin D deficiency and magnesium deficiency that together may promote dementia.•Hispanic Americans experience more greater exposure to herbicides and pesticides that may promote cognitive impairment.•Both groups experience more air, water, and soil pollution, including toxic metals and organic toxicants, consume less nuts and more sugary drinks, and experience more oral dysbiosis , all of which may contribute to developing dementia.
African Americans and Hispanic Americans experience a higher incidence and prevalence of dementia than white Americans while also experiencing more environmental, metabolic, and nutritional factors potentially promoting such disparities. Greater exposure to air, water, and soil pollutants, including toxic metals associated with neurodegeneration, accrues in both minorities, as does worse dental care than Whites exposing them to periodontitis, raising dementia risk. Hispanic Americans experience greater occupational exposure to herbicides and pesticides, and have a higher rate of developing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), predisposing to dementia. African Americans have a greater likelihood of both vitamin D deficiency and magnesium deficiency, increasing neuroinflammation and dementia risk. Both have greater air pollution exposure, a known dementia risk. Nutritional changes, including greater nut consumption and reduced sugar drink consumption, improved dental care, and reduced toxicant exposure, may help reduce this higher risk of dementia among African Americans and Hispanic Americans.
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- Title
- Environmental, Metabolic, and Nutritional Factors Concerning Dementia in African American and Hispanic American Populations
- Creators
- Arnold R. Eiser - University of Pennsylvania
- Publication Details
- The American journal of medicine, v 137(10), pp 939-942
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 4
- Grant note
- P30 ES013508 / National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- General Internal Medicine
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001325072000001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85200348033
- Other Identifier
- 991021930911504721
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