Regular laxative use increases dementia risk: study
Risk for all-cause, vascular dementia was increased with number of regularly used laxative types
Regular use of laxatives, especially use of multiple laxative types, is associated with an increased risk for all-cause dementia, according to a study published in Neurology.
Assistant Professor Zhirong Yang, from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shenzhen, and colleagues conducted a prospective cohort study involving UK Biobank participants aged 40-69 with no history of dementia.
