Three in 10 cases of Alzheimer’s disease could be prevented if people led healthier lifestyles, exercising more and not smoking, research suggests, reports [s]The Guardian[/s]. And keeping to a normal weight and reducing blood pressure would also help slow the predicted sharp rise in numbers getting the disease. The authors of the study, from Cambridge University, King's College London, and San Francisco, say that moves to tackle depression and low educational attainment, which also significantly increase risk of the disease, could help too.
[link url=http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jul/14/healthier-lifestyle-prevent-alzheimers-study]Full report in The Guardian[/link]
[link url=http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(14)70136-X/fulltext]The Lancet Neurology abstract[/link]