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The new guidance says up to 45% of dementia risk may be preventable through modifiable factors, including air pollution and obesity.
- The World Health Organisation released its first dementia prevention update in seven years, noting that eliminating modifiable risk factors could prevent or delay up to 45 per cent of dementia cases.
- More than 57 million people live with dementia worldwide, with nearly 10 million new diagnoses annually. The guidelines back interventions to combat midlife obesity, hearing loss, and social isolation as key prevention strategies.
- Scientia Professor Kaarin Anstey, the only Australian on the WHO panel, stressed that reducing exposure to ambient air pollution warrants new conditional recommendations. "A lot of us are exposed to air pollution living in cities," she said.
- The WHO panel does not endorse supplements or menopausal hormone therapy to reduce cognitive decline risk. The expert panel stressed that "individuals alone won't make a dent in the prevalence of dementia without government action."
- WHO director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated, "Countries now have clear, evidence-based recommendations they can put into practice immediately to protect people's cognitive health." Implementation requires whole-of-government responses to address societal determinants.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has published updated guidance on reducing the risk of dementia. The second edition, released on July 15th, highlights numerous modifiable risk factors, ranging from physical activity and social life to chronic disease control and air pollution.
Dryandra Woodland: Come for the numbats...
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WHO has named ways to reduce the risk of dementia by almost 45%The World Health Organization has updated recommendations for the prevention of dementia. Almost 45% of the risk is associated with factors that a person can change, such as smoking and low activity.
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