Is it almost a guarantee that their children will also get it or is there just a better than average chance? Or, does it skip a generation?
2006-12-18 20:35:42 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
If both parents have dementia/Alzheimer's then the children have an excellent opportunity to make lifestyle changes to ward-off this disease. Recent discoveries credit the same exercise/varied diet low in fats & sweets that is recommended for heart health with a HUGELY reduced chance of getting alzheimer's.
Some risks that cannot be abated are severe head-injury leading to unconciousness, and inheritance of early-onset.
But cholesterol control and avoidance of diabetes and obesity will help.
2006-12-19 06:39:31 · answer #1 · answered by oohhbother 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is considerable difference between dementia and actual Alzheimer's disease. So, the liklihood of their children winding up with either problem isn't necessarily guaranteed.
2006-12-18 20:45:50 · answer #2 · answered by Industry_Kitty 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
By the time the children are old enough they will have found out how to prevent this maladies.
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2006-12-18 20:38:29 · answer #3 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋