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University of California researchers have come up with a way of finding out how lifestyle increases the risk for Alzheimer's disease.
Writing in the medical journal Lancet Neurology, they claim that more than half of all Alzheimer's cases could be attributed to risk factors such as smoking, poor education and lack of exercise.
In the UK, there are around 820,000 people affected by dementia, of which Alzheimer's is the most common type.
"If further research can prove that the observed risks are causes, then simple changes like quitting smoking and taking regular exercise could have an enormous impact," says Rebecca Wood, chief executive of Alzheimer's Research UK.
"This important study adds new meaning to the evidence we already have about lifestyle factors that increase the risk of dementia."
According to the study, depression, diabetes and high blood pressure and obesity in mid life are also all linked to a higher risk of Alzheimer's.
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