A new study has revealed that if the level of iron in the body drops to dangerously low levels, the risk of dementia in old age may increase significantly.
Experts have long warned that individuals with low iron levels in their blood, medically known as anemia, may have a higher risk of developing problems with thinking, speaking, understanding and memory.
However, evidence has remained mixed on whether changes in blood iron levels actually increase the risk of dementia in a person.
Now scientists in Sweden have found that people suffering from anemia had more than a 60 percent higher chance of developing dementia later in life.
In the study, scientists tracked thousands of individuals aged over 60 for nearly a decade.
Researchers described these findings as important and said that anemia can be considered a potential risk factor for dementia.
However, they also cautioned that the study does not prove that anemia directly causes the disease but only shows an association, and further research is needed on this matter.
