The Lancet Commission on dementia prevention, intervention, and care published a report July 30, 2020 that highlights recommendations for policy makers and individuals to help reduce dementia risk worldwide.

Eric B. Larson, MD, MPH, core leader of the IMPACT Health Care Systems Core and Laura Gitlin, PhD, FGSA, FAAN, core leader of the Implementation Core are among 28 internationally recognized dementia experts who contributed to the comprehensive report.

The report expands the number of modifiable risk factors from nine to 12, to now include head injuries in mid-life, excessive alcohol consumption in mid-life, and exposure to air pollution in later life. The Commission estimates that 40% of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by targeting these 12 modifiable risk factors. The 2020 Lancet Commission update calls for nations and individuals to be ambitious about preventing dementia, and lays out a set of policies and lifestyle changes to help. Read https://hubs.ly/H0s-vHK0  

Larson also answered questions from Kaiser Permanente Washington about the report. You can read the Q&A at this link.