5 Habits That May Raise Your Dementia Risk, And 7 That Could Lower It

Summary

Frequent egg consumption is associated with a lower risk of Alzheimer’s. Whether or not we develop dementia is not fully in our control. But according to a standing commission from The Lancet, as much as 45% of dementia risk could be down to “potentially modifiable” lifestyle factors. So, which of these might make our odds higher – and which might lower them? Five habits that may raise dementia risk 1) Smoking One study found that current smokers had a 31% higher dementia risk, especially for vascular dementia. However, former smokers didn’t see that elevated risk, except for male ex-smokers…

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