The Lancet Commission study has identified two new risk factors for dementia: untreated vision loss and high low-density lipoprotein (LDL)/bad cholesterol.
In findings presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in the US, the updated Lancet Commission (2024) on dementia prevention, intervention, and care noted that 45% of cases of dementia worldwide could be prevented or delayed by addressing the 14 modifiable risk factors the study identifies.
Read more on The Lancet website here: https://www.thelancet.com/commissions/dementia-prevention-intervention-care. View the updated infographic on modifiable risk factors here: https://www.thelancet.com/infographics-do/dementia-risk
Watch a film from the study’s lead author, UCL’s Professor Gill Livingston, via Alzheimer’s Research UK here: https://www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/news/nearly-half-of-global-dementia-cases-could-be-prevented-or-delayed-by-addressing-14-health-and-lifestyle-factors-says-new-report/
Read more coverage of this news from the BBC here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c84jdxd4x1ro