NeuRA Magazine #30

People can reduce their risk of dementia by getting regular exercise, not smoking, avoiding harmful use of alcohol, controlling their weight, eating a healthy diet, and maintaining healthy blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar levels, according to new guidelines issued by the World Health Organization (WHO).

NeuRA’s Professor Kaarin Anstey was a member of WHO’s Guideline Development Committee. She says the Guidelines highlight the scientific evidence to support the benefit of interventions for reducing the risk of cognitive decline and dementia.