Drop Your Risk of Dementia
While there is no cure for Alzheimer’s disease, there are some lifestyle moves you can make that may lower your risk of developing the disease.
We begin with this troubling statistic: Nearly six million individuals in the United States have Alzheimer’s dementia. That’s according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The risk of Alzheimer’s disease rises with age; the number of people with the condition doubles every year after age 65 years.
I am especially troubled by this statistic provided by the study authors: The number of individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease (and other forms of dementia) is projected to triple worldwide over the next few decades: The incidence will rise from an estimated 57 million in 2019 to 152 million by 2050.
Health lifestyle and dementia — a new study
More than one in nine people aged 65 years and older have dementia. That’s the bad news.
A new study published in the British Medical Journal points to actions you and I can take that may promote longevity and increase the number of years we live free of Alzheimer’s dementia.
Researchers analyzed questionnaires from nearly 2500 men and women aged 65 years and older. All participated in the Chicago Health and Aging Project (CHAP), a project assessing Alzheimer’s dementia risk factors in the general population.
The scientists created a healthy lifestyle score based on these five lifestyle factors:
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