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Smoking cessation is a clear modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular health and would directly decrease incidence of vascular dementia or multi-infarct dementia.
Vascular dementia is dementia caused by a series of strokes. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] Restricted blood flow due to strokes reduces oxygen and glucose delivery to the brain, causing cell injury and neurological deficits in the affected region. [ 6 ]
The consumption of tobacco products and its harmful effects affect both smokers and non-smokers, [9] and is a major risk factor for six of the eight leading causes of deaths in the world, including respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, periodontal diseases, teeth decay and loss, over 20 different types or subtypes of cancers, strokes, several debilitating ...
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Smoking cigarettes has long been linked to health issues involving the mouth, lungs and chest. However, a new study has found another negative effect of the harmful habit — this time, involving ...
The new report finds that dementia rates have decreased by 44 percent since the late 1970s and early 1980s.
All these conditions were mainly attributed to smoking, excessive alcohol use or an unhealthy lifestyle. [14] In 2013, coronary heart disease was the leading cause of death in 8,750 women, mainly as a result of their lifestyle. Dementia and Alzheimer's disease came second, affecting 7,277 females and thirdly, cerebrovascular disease, killing ...
People who maintain or start physical activity of any intensity after receiving a dementia diagnosis may be at a decreased risk for all-cause mortality, a new study suggests.