14 Factors to Reduce Dementia Risk

Researchers have found that nearly half of all dementia cases could potentially be prevented by addressing 14 modifiable risk factors, including two newly identified ones.

The study, published in The Lancet, builds upon previous research and adds two new risk factors: excessive alcohol consumption and untreated hearing loss. The other factors include education, hypertension, smoking, obesity, depression, physical inactivity, diabetes, social isolation, traumatic brain injury, and air pollution. The researchers estimate that addressing these factors could prevent 40 cases of dementia per 1000 people. They emphasize the importance of public health interventions and individual lifestyle changes in reducing the global burden of dementia.

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