SAN FRANCISCO: Health officials should run an “it’s never too late” campaign to make the public aware of lifestyle changes they could make to help stave off dementia, a new report suggests.
The report authors said that low education in early life, high blood pressure in midlife, and smoking and Type 2 diabetes across the whole life can increase a person’s risk of developing dementia.
“There is persuasive evidence that the dementia risk for populations can be modified through reduction in tobacco use and better control and detection for hypertension and Type 2 diabetes, as well as cardiovascular risk factors,” they wrote…