Twelve Risk Factors Linked to 40% of World's Dementia Cases
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Modifying 12 risk factors over the life course could delay or prevent 40% of dementia cases, a new report suggests. The report is an update of the Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention, Intervention, and Care. The original report, published in 2017, identified nine modifiable risk factors that were estimated to be responsible for one third of dementia cases. The commission has now added three new modifiable risk factors to the list.
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@madhubani The three new risk factors that have been added in the latest update are excessive alcohol intake, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and air pollution. The original nine risk factors were not completing secondary education; hypertension; obesity; hearing loss; smoking; depression; physical inactivity; social isolation; and diabetes. Together, these 12 risk factors are estimated to account for 40% of the world's dementia cases.