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Taking exercise, eating a Mediterranean diet and learning a new hobby are among the top five tips to stave off dementia - but one in five Britons think there is nothing they can do says new research from a charity.
A recently published YouGov poll of more than 2,000 people by the Alzheimer’s Society has found that 22 per cent of people did not think it was possible to reduce their risk of dementia.
The charity said “five simple changes” to the average lifestyle could make a significant difference, with regular exercise highlighted as the most important factor despite growing evidence that the condition is linked to lifestyles.
Dr Clare Walton from Alzheimer's Society said: “Some 800,000 people in the UK have a form of dementia but with no cure yet, we need a significant public health effort to attempt to reduce the number of future cases of the condition
http://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1564959/five-lifestyle-changes-could
A recently published YouGov poll of more than 2,000 people by the Alzheimer’s Society has found that 22 per cent of people did not think it was possible to reduce their risk of dementia.
The charity said “five simple changes” to the average lifestyle could make a significant difference, with regular exercise highlighted as the most important factor despite growing evidence that the condition is linked to lifestyles.
Dr Clare Walton from Alzheimer's Society said: “Some 800,000 people in the UK have a form of dementia but with no cure yet, we need a significant public health effort to attempt to reduce the number of future cases of the condition
http://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1564959/five-lifestyle-changes-could