7 habits to avoid dementia even at high hereditary risk

The rules for protecting against dementia are really very simple. All you need is:

1. be active;

2. eat properly;

3. reduce excess weight;

4. stop smoking;

5. maintain healthy blood pressure levels;

6. control cholesterol levels;

7. reduce blood sugar levels.

A total of 8,823 Europeans and 2,738 Africans took part in the study. Their health was monitored for 30 years, reports Neuroscience.

– At the beginning of the study, the average age was 54 years, – said the authors of the scientific work. — We calculated genetic risk scores using whole genome analysis for Alzheimer’s disease.

Further, the participants in the experiment were divided into several groups according to the degree of genetic risk of getting dementia. Among Europeans, the highest risk was found in 27.4 percent of participants, among Africans – 20.4 percent.

“By the end of the study, 1,603 Europeans and 631 Africans had developed dementia,” the researchers said. “The more they followed the ‘lifestyle factors’, the lower their risk of developing dementia dropped. In some cases, up to 30-43 percent.