The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its guidelines on preventing dementia, emphasizing that up to 45% of the risk can be influenced by modifiable factors such as smoking, lack of physical activity, high blood pressure, social isolation, air pollution, and diabetes. The WHO highlights regular physical exercise as having the strongest evidence for reducing dementia risk, along with quitting smoking, limiting alcohol consumption, maintaining a balanced diet, and managing cardiovascular risk factors and hearing loss. It advises against using vitamin supplements, statins, or hormones alone for dementia prevention and notes limited evidence for brain training. The organization stresses the importance of addressing these risk factors throughout life to improve overall brain health.
Bias read (Center): The article presents the WHO's updated dementia prevention guidelines as factual medical advice, focusing on scientific evidence and recommendations without overtly promoting any political ideology. While the topic relates to public health policy, which can be politically sensitive, the framing is客观
