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Dementia prevention possible as WHO highlights tobacco, isolation and inactivity among key risk drivers

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Dementia prevention possible as WHO highlights tobacco, isolation and inactivity among key risk drivers
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The World Health Organization has released updated guidelines stating that up to 45 percent of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by addressing modifiable risk factors. Key drivers identified include tobacco use, physical inactivity, social isolation, and air pollution.

GENEVA, July 16 — Up to 45 per cent of dementia risk could be prevented or delayed, the World Health Organisation said Wednesday, citing modifiable risk factors such as tobacco and air pollution.

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