A healthy lifestyle, in particular a healthy diet, is associated with slower memory decline, finds a decade-long study of older adults in China, published today in The BMJ.
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A healthy diet, combined with visits to friends and family and activities such as reading or playing cards, may help cut the risk of dementia, research suggests.
This study found that six healthy lifestyle factors slowed memory decline in older adults over a 10-year period, regardless of whether they were APOE4 carriers.
Get latest articles and stories on Science at LatestLY. Even for carriers of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene - the strongest known risk factor for Alzheimer s disease and related dementias - a healthy lifestyle was found to slow memory loss Science News | Study: Slower Memory Decline in Older Adults Linked to Healthy Lifestyle.