How many heart-health risk factors can I have?
July 15 2024 | Last Updated: Feb 2 2025
A recent systematic review by Dr. Ruth Peters and colleagues found that the the number of heart-related risk factors can determine your risk of dementia (read the full paper here).
While this may seem like a scary topic, it actually means that if you keep your risk factors low - perhaps even choosing to work towards zero or one that you can’t live without - you might be okay.
In this article we unpack the evidence and provide specific details from the report by Peters et al so that you can decide what action you want to take.
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