Event Dime
What can reduce our risk of developing dementia?
Arts & Culture
- When:
- June 7, 2023 · 5:01 PM
- Where:
- Leadership at Viterbo University in La
- Source:
- Shows
Episode 93: Someone in the world develops dementia every 3 seconds. There are over 55 million people worldwide living with dementia in 2020. This number will almost double every 20 years, reaching 78 million in 2030 and 139 million in 2050. These statistics from Alzheimer’s Disease International are sobering, but few of us think much about how we can reduce our risk. A recent study shows that being socially active in mid to late life can cut the risk of dementia by as much as 30 to 50 percent. H