Lifestyle patterns as a modifiable risk factor for late-life cognitive decline: a narrative review regarding dementia prevention.

CONCLUSION: Despite all evidence regarding modifiable risk factors possibly reducing the risk of developing dementia in later life, many unanswered questions remain regarding the direct influence of these variables in later life. People who regularly and actively participate in different lifelong activities (social, cultural and intellectual) do tend to perform better on formal cognitive tests, experience fewer cognitive complaints, and are less likely to develop neurodegenerative disorders. PMID: 30280679 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Current Aging Science - Category: Geriatrics Tags: Curr Aging Sci Source Type: research