The 7 Known Risk Factors For Dementia

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A recent UK-based survey found that…

  • while nearly half of adults say dementia is the disease they fear most,
  • only a third of those thought you could do anything to avoid it, and
  • just 1% could name the 7 known risk factors.

Quick test

Can you name the 7 known risk factors?

Please take a moment to actually try (this kind of mental stimulation is good in any case), and count them out on your fingers (or write them down), and then…

Answer (no peeking if you haven’t listed them yet)

The 7 known risk factors are:

*drumroll please*

  1. Smoking
  2. High blood pressure
  3. Diabetes
  4. Obesity
  5. Depression
  6. Lack of mental stimulation
  7. Lack of physical activity

How many did you get? If you got them all, well done. If not, then well, now you know, so that’s good too.

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