Twelve Ways to Reduce Your Dementia Risk
A new review, which includes data from low- and middle-income countries, lists twelve modifiable factors that can reduce dementia risk
The umbrella of dementia
Dementia is an umbrella term that encompasses several conditions characterized by a progressive deterioration of cognitive capacities, such as memory and speech. These conditions also share the occurrence of behavioral changes. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia, accounting for over half of all cases.
There is no cure. Around fifty million people are affected across the globe, a number that is projected to triple over the coming decades as the demographic group of the elderly is growing quickly.
Those gloomy numbers also imply a massive healthcare cost, not to mention the personal cost for the families of those affected.
Despite the lack of a cure, we are not helpless. We know there are genetic risk factors, but we also know that there are lifestyle factors that play a role.
A new extensive review by the Lancet Commission combed through the latest studies and evidence, including data from low- and middle-income countries, and identified twelve risk factors that each…
