A study has found that Alzheimer's can be prevented by making some simple lifestyle changes like smoking less and exercising more.Study author Dr Deborah Barnes, from San Francisco VA Medical Centre, called the findings "exciting".
"Over half of all Alzheimer's disease cases could potentially be prevented through lifestyle changes and treatment or prevention of chronic medical conditions," the Daily Express quoted her as saying."Analysing data from studies, we concluded that worldwide, the biggest modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer's disease are, in descending order of magnitude, low education, smoking, physical inactivity, depression, mid-life hypertension, diabetes and mid-life obesity.
"Together, these risk factors are associated with up to 51 percent of Alzheimer's cases worldwide - 17.2 million cases.
"What's exciting is that this suggests that some very simple lifestyle changes, such as increasing physical activity and quitting smoking, could have a tremendous impact on preventing Alzheimer's and other dementias worldwide.
"We are assuming that when you change the risk factor, then you change the risk.
"What we need to do now is figure out whether that assumption is correct," she stated.
The findings have been published in journal Lancet Neurology.
Source:ANI
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