British Medical Journal - New Study Lifestyle and Memory Decline
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2023 5:48 am
An interesting new study was published in the BMJ with results similar to other studies looking at diet and lifestyle. APOE 4 is included.
Association between healthy lifestyle and memory decline in older adults: 10 year, population based, prospective cohort study https://www.bmj.com/content/380/bmj-2022-072691
Objective To identify an optimal lifestyle profile to protect against memory loss in older individuals.
Design Population based, prospective cohort study.
Setting Participants from areas representative of the north, south, and west of China. Participants Individuals aged 60 years or older who had normal cognition and underwent apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotyping at baseline in 2009.
All participants were tested for APOE status.
Conclusions
The results of this study provide strong evidence that adherence to a healthy lifestyle with a combination of positive behaviours, such as never or former smoking, never drinking, a healthy diet, regular physical exercise, and active cognitive activity and social contact, is associated with a slower rate of memory decline. Importantly, our study provides evidence that these effects also include individuals with the APOE ε4 allele. This study might offer important information to protect older adults against memory decline.
Association between healthy lifestyle and memory decline in older adults: 10 year, population based, prospective cohort study https://www.bmj.com/content/380/bmj-2022-072691
Objective To identify an optimal lifestyle profile to protect against memory loss in older individuals.
Design Population based, prospective cohort study.
Setting Participants from areas representative of the north, south, and west of China. Participants Individuals aged 60 years or older who had normal cognition and underwent apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotyping at baseline in 2009.
All participants were tested for APOE status.
Conclusions
The results of this study provide strong evidence that adherence to a healthy lifestyle with a combination of positive behaviours, such as never or former smoking, never drinking, a healthy diet, regular physical exercise, and active cognitive activity and social contact, is associated with a slower rate of memory decline. Importantly, our study provides evidence that these effects also include individuals with the APOE ε4 allele. This study might offer important information to protect older adults against memory decline.