Medical Xpress July 31, 2024
Public health interventions that tackle dementia risk factors could yield as much as £4bn ($4.9bn USD) in savings in England by reducing dementia rates and helping people to live longer and healthier, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
The study, published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity, shows that interventions—such as reformulating food products to reduce sugar and salt intake, introducing low emission zones to improve air quality in cities, and minimum alcohol unit pricing to reduce drinking—could have extensive benefits beyond just the health outcomes they are directly targeting.
Lead author Dr. Naaheed Mukadam (UCL Psychiatry) said, “There is a growing body of research demonstrating that dementia rates could be reduced by targeting risk factors throughout the lifespan....
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