title: [Cognitive Function and Calcium. Intake of calcium and dementia].
abstract: Calcium are related to several function in nervous system. Dysfunction of calcium metabolism has been suggested as a pathogenetic participation of the degenerative process. On the other hand, Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been considered a primary neurodegenerative disorder caused by amyloid deposition, although recent epidemiological studies have suggested the partial involvement of cardiovascular risk factors in AD development. Higher self-reported dietary intakes of calcium reduced the risk of all-cause dementia and vascular dementia but not of AD in the general Japanese population, the Hisayama study. A diet rich in calcium and so on may be recommended to lessen the future risk of dementia.
authors: Department of Neurology International University of Health and Welfare Hospital, Japan.
authors: Mieko
authors: M
authors: Otsuka
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002136:Calcium, Dietary / Q000378:metabolism*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000378:metabolism*; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D003704:Dementia / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D002136:Calcium, Dietary; D002118:Calcium