An increased likelihood of developing mental disability or illness later in life can increase the importance of planning for disability. A recent study out of the Alzheimer’s Scotland Dementia Research Centre at the University of Edinburgh that will be published in the British Journal of Psychiatry reveals factors that increase the risk of dementia. According to the study, a person’s height can be a predictor of dementia risk. Researchers found that shorter individuals have a higher rate of developing dementia. This increased rate is attributed to other health risks that are believed to influence height, such as poor nutrition, health habits, and stress.
See Jo Willey, Shortness Can Increase the Risk of Dementia, Express, Nov. 4, 2014.
Special thanks to Brian Cohan (Attorney at Law, Law Offices of Brian J. Cohan, P.C.) for bringing this article to my attention.
