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Three enemies to delay dementia in midlife
A recent study confirmed that avoiding three main factors in middle age—high blood pressure, diabetes, and smoking—can delay the onset of dementia by approximately 13 years. The study involved more than 12,400 individuals with an average age of 56, and found that those who did not suffer from these factors lived an average of 30.1 years without dementia, compared to 17.5 years for those with all three factors. The researchers explained that each risk factor increases the danger and reduces the brain’s healthy, dementia-free lifespan by about four years, due to the damage it causes to blood vessels. This damage hampers the brain’s access to oxygen and nutrients, increases inflammation, and leads to deposits of proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease. The study emphasizes the importance of early prevention through monitoring blood pressure and blood sugar levels, refraining from smoking, and adopting a healthy lifestyle that includes a plant-based diet and regular physical activity to achieve the greatest protection against dementia.
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