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A recent study identified some of the factors that can lead to early cases of dementia.
Data analysed the behaviours of over 350,000 UK participants younger than 65 to evaluate young-onset dementia.
Identified 15 risk factors: Social isolation; Lower education & socioeconomic status; APOE gene; Vitamin D deficiency, hearing impairment, alcohol dependence & abstinence, depression, high C-reactive protein levels, lower handgrip strength (physical frailty), orthostatic hypotension, stroke, diabetes, heart disease.
Arman Fesharaki-Zadeh, assistant professor at the Yale School of Medicine, recommends 3 lifestyle measures: physical exercise, a Mediterranean-based diet, & cognitive, mood and social stimulation.
These steps don't eliminate all risks, but offer a proactive approach to reducing early dementia risk.
Study by the University of Exeter and Maastricht University published in JAMA Neurology.
