Risk factors for cardiovascular disease, including high cholesterol, high homocysteine, hypertension and inflammation, increase the risk of dementia, including its most common form, Alzheimer's disease (AD). High
cholesterol is also associated with elevated b-amyloid (Abeta), the hallmark of AD. Oxidative damage is a major
factor in cardiovascular disease and dementia, diseases whose risk increases with age.Oxidative damage is a major
factor in cardiovascular disease and dementia, diseases whose risk increases with a