Thursday, 16 May 2019

Dementia risks: Mediterranean diet and exercise can help stave off condition, WHO says

Dementia risks: Mediterranean diet and exercise can help stave off condition, WHO says Moving more, eating better but binning cigarettes and health supplements are some of the best ways to lower your odds of dementia, according to the first global guidelines on preventing the condition.

After a major review of current evidence on the impact of lifestyle on dementia, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has concluded that the condition is “not a natural or inevitable consequence of ageing”.

Dementia affects 50 million people worldwide, costs $818bn (£633 billion) annually to treat and diagnoses are likely to triple by 2050, the review said. The Independent

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