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Want to avoid dementia? Scientists name THREE most effective things you can do to protect 'weak spot' in brain from succumbing to memory-robbing disorder (but you might not like one of their tips!)

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The 2024 update of the medical journal Lancet's standing Commission on dementia has found "compelling evidence" for adding vision loss and high LDL cholesterol to a list of identified risk factors that increase the odds of developing the disease.

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The 2020 edition of the review had initially found 12 factors linked with the disease: alcohol abuse, hearing loss, smoking, obesity, polluted air, social isolation, high blood pressure, traumatic brain injuries, diabetes, depression, and a lack of physical activity and education.

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Lead author Dr. Gill Livingston says that the evidence suggests that dealing with the 14 risk factors could delay or prevent 45% of all dementia cases. Having high cholesterol at the age of 40 was connected with 7% of all dementia cases, while untreated vision loss was linked to 2%.

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The 2024 update of the medical journal Lancet's standing Commission on dementia has found "compelling evidence" for adding vision loss and high LDL cholesterol to a list of identified risk factors that increase the risk of developing the disease.

High Cholesterol, Vision Loss Identified as Dementia Risk Factor

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