Brain Health Risk Factors
According to the latest evidence, up to 40% of dementia cases globally could be prevented or delayed by addressing 12 risk factors in our day-to-day lives.
The 12 risk factors are:
- Air pollution
- Low education
- Hearing loss
- Smoking
- Social isolation
- Traumatic brain injury
- Unmanaged high blood pressure
- Low physical activity
- Excessive alcohol consumption
- Obesity
- Type II diabetes
Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2020 report of the Lancet Commission
