Avoiding These 3 Things in Midlife Is Linked to 13 More Dementia-Free Years
There are still opportunities in midlife to prevent dementia or delay its onset, a new study finds.
A new study published in Neurology Open Access has found that avoiding three key risk factors—high blood pressure, diabetes, and smoking—during midlife can significantly increase the likelihood of living dementia-free for 13 more years. The study, which analyzed data from over 12,000 participants followed for an average of 26 years, found that those who had normal blood pressure, were not diabetic, and did not smoke lived nearly 13 years longer than those who had all three risk factors.
Dr. Josef Coresh, the study's senior investigator, emphasized that midlife offers opportunities to reduce the risk of cognitive decline and potentially gain more years free from dementia. The findings underscore the importance of vascular risk factors in dementia prevention and suggest that lifestyle choices made during middle age can have a lasting impact on cognitive health.
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