There is still so much that we do not understand about the brain and its diseases.
When we find the source of dementia, alzheimer, etc, I won't be surprised if very common activities put people at higher risk. Artificial sweeteners, OTC drugs, THC, and drinking water out of plastic bottles can all be 'linked' to brain diseases in a similar fashion to the study mentioned in the article. __Correlation does not imply causation__.
I think the important stat out of this article is that over ~20% of people in the study ended up developing dementia. It is hard to compare this with past trends because we didn't understand brain diseases like we are understanding them today, but that is extremely scary for an aging population.
When we find the source of dementia, alzheimer, etc, I won't be surprised if very common activities put people at higher risk. Artificial sweeteners, OTC drugs, THC, and drinking water out of plastic bottles can all be 'linked' to brain diseases in a similar fashion to the study mentioned in the article. __Correlation does not imply causation__.
I think the important stat out of this article is that over ~20% of people in the study ended up developing dementia. It is hard to compare this with past trends because we didn't understand brain diseases like we are understanding them today, but that is extremely scary for an aging population.