Education and lifestyle behaviors in our teens and 20s appear to impact our risk of cognitive decline and dementia in later life, according to three new studies.
Education and lifestyle behaviors in our teens and 20s appear to impact our risk of cognitive decline and dementia in later life, according to three new studies presented Thursday at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2020.
A lack of access to high-quality education at an early age; being overweight during early adulthood; or having high blood pressure, diabetes and two or more heart health risk factors in the teen years, 20s and midlife were significantly connected to cognitive issues and dementia in later life, according to the new research.All of those risk factors are most likely to impact low-income people of color, said Maria Carrillo, the chief science officer for the Alzheimer's Association.
"We know that stress in particular is very closely connected to challenges with cognition and increases in the risk of dementia," Carillo said.What can be done? Carillo acknowledged that families may not be able to control the neighborhood their children were born in, their race, socioeconomic status or genetics, but there are actions to take.
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