What is behind the unexpected decline in dementia?

Authored by ft.com and submitted by sundler

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Zxynwin on October 31st, 2023 at 19:27 UTC »

FUCK YEAH

Now hopefully it continues to decline! Dementia is one of my greatest fears.

etds3 on October 31st, 2023 at 18:32 UTC »

From another article that I didn’t have to pay for: “However, there is growing evidence that age-adjusted dementia prevalence has been declining in developed countries, possibly because of rising levels of education, a reduction in smoking, and better treatment of key cardiovascular risk factors such as high blood pressure.”

https://www.rand.org/news/press/2022/11/07.html

Hot_Flan1220 on October 31st, 2023 at 18:22 UTC »

Article is pay-to-play, but I'd put money on the unleading of petrol in the 1970s and 1980s.

As time passes, a person's cumulative exposure to this known toxin drops, reducing the associated affects that can include:

reduced cognitive development,

reduced intellectual performance,

heart disease and strokes,

and neurodegenerative diseases.