People who avoid 3 key things live nearly 13 years longer without dementia: study - New York Post
A new study suggests that avoiding smoking, high blood pressure, and diabetes in middle age can significantly delay the onset of dementia. Researchers found that individuals who manage these three risk factors live nearly 13 years longer without cognitive decline.
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Three simple characteristics in middle age likely play a major role in cognitive health as you get older, a new study suggests.
It found that people who check these three boxes lived about 30 years without dementia — compared to 17 years for people who didn’t.
Dementia can appear as memory loss, trouble planning, confusion and changes to mood and personality. LuxeShutter24/peopleimages.com – stock.adobe.com The researchers found that people who avoided smoking, high blood pressure (a.k.a hypertension) and diabetes had nearly 13 more years without developing dementia than those who did have these three risk factors.
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