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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Stephen Beech

RARE PHOTOS: Avoiding alcohol reduces dementia risk major new study shows | Vintage Vibes

A healthy lifestyle - in particular a nutritious diet - slows memory decline in older people, according to major new research.

The decade-long study of Chinese adults over the age of 60, published in The BMJ, showed that the benefits of healthy living were even seen in those with a gene making them genetically susceptible to Alzheimer’s disease.

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