TOP DEMENTIA RISK FACTORS LISTED

London The World Health Organization has identified 12 lifestyle choices and conditions that fuel dementia.

New guidelines based on analysis of decades of research found that physical inactivity, smoking, social isolation, eating an unhealthy diet and drinking excessive alcohol significantly increased the threat of diseases like Alzheimer’s. Medical conditions including diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and obesity also played a role in the development of cognitive decline and full-blown dementia. It also warned of a link between hearing loss and depression.