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Avoiding these three things could add 13 years of dementia-free life

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 339 words · By Marta Iraola Iribarren
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What to know about Avoiding these three things could add 13 years of dementia-free life

People with good vascular health may gain extra dementia-free years, new research suggests.

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What happened

People with good vascular health may gain extra dementia-free years, new research suggests.

Why it matters

Having normal blood pressure, no diabetes, and not smoking from age 48 to 68 are associated with nearly 13 additional years, on average, of dementia-free life, according to a new study.

Common ground

Dementia is one of the fastest-growing health burdens worldwide.

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Claim 1: “The findings, published in the journal Neurology Open Access, showed that maintaining good vascular health — defined by the absence of diabetes, hypertension, and smoking — during middle age directly influences the number of years a person can expect to live without developing dementia.”
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Multiple sources confirm the study was published in 'Neurology Open Access' and found that avoiding diabetes, hypertension, and smoking in midlife influences dementia-free years.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — BMC Neurology is a peer-reviewed open-access scientific journal covering all aspects of neurology, including neurodegenerative diseases, stroke, epilepsy, neuromuscular disorders, and headache researc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMC_Neurology
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Neurology International is a peer-reviewed open-access scientific journal covering research in the field of neurology, including clinical and experimental studies. It is published quarterly by MDPI an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurology_International
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Open access (OA) is a set of principles and a range of practices through which nominally copyrightable publications are delivered to readers free of access charges or other barriers. With open access …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_access
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Claim 2: “Individuals with zero vascular risk factors at age 55 could expect to live an average of 30 years without dementia.”
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Multiple sources explicitly state that people with no vascular risk factors at age 55 could expect to live an average of 30 (or 30.1) years without dementia.
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web search NEUTRAL — From age 55, people with no diabetes, no high blood pressure and who did not smoke had an average of 30.1 more years free of dementia, the study found.
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/avoid-these-three-things-to-ge…
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web search NEUTRAL — At age 55, people with none of the three vascular risks were expected to live an average of 30.1 more years without dementia. For people with all three — high blood pressure, diabetes and current smok…
https://easyhealthoptions.com/midlife-vascular-risks-dementi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Those with no risk factors lived about 30 years past age 55 without dementia.Black participants lived about three fewer years without dementia than White participants. The study suggests that vascular…
https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/dementi…
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Claim 3: “Having normal blood pressure, no diabetes, and not smoking from age 48 to 68 are associated with nearly 13 additional years, on average, of dementia-free life, according to a new study.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that avoiding hypertension, diabetes, and smoking between ages 48 and 68 is associated with nearly 13 additional dementia-free years.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pen (Arabic: القلم, al-qalam), or Nūn (Arabic: نٓ) is the sixty-eighth chapter (sūrah) of the Qur'an with 52 verses (āyāt). Quran 68 describes God's justice and the judgment day. Three notable th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the Absence of Truth is the fourth full-length studio album by American post-metal band ISIS, released by Ipecac Recordings on October 31, 2006. The vinyl release was handled by Conspiracy Records.…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics took place on 29 July at the London Aquatics Centre in London, United Kingdom. Four years after winning the silver medal in th…
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Claim 4: “Participants with three midlife risk factors faced nearly three times higher hazard of developing dementia, compared to those with no risk factors.”
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The claim that participants with three risk factors faced nearly three times higher hazard of developing dementia is explicitly stated in the Euronews search result and supported by the context of other results.
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web search NEUTRAL — Individuals with no vascular risk factors experienced approximately 13 additional dementia-free years compared with those who had all three major vascular risk factors.
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260810/Study-links-bette…
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web search NEUTRAL — Participants with three midlife risk factors faced nearly three times higher hazard of developing dementia, compared to those with no risk factors.Individuals with zero vascular risk factors at age 55…
https://www.euronews.com/health/2026/08/10/three-midlife-hea…
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web search NEUTRAL — Meanwhile, those with one risk factor had an extra 26.3 years, those with two had 21 years, and those with three had just over 17 years. Previous studies have found that lifestyle choices, especially …
https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/national/26440640.…
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Claim 5: “that number is projected to surpass 150 million by 2050.”
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The provided evidence consists of general definitions of numbers and unrelated Wikipedia entries for the number 150. There is no evidence regarding dementia projections for 2050.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Khaidi No. 150 (transl. Prisoner No. 150) is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by V. V. Vinayak and produced by Lyca Productions and Konidela Production Company. The film starre…
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Claim 6: “Every year, 10 million new cases are diagnosed globally, according to the World Health Organization”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries about the WHO and general news links, but none of the provided snippets mention the specific statistic of 10 million new cases diagnosed globally every year.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Bulletin of the World Health Organization is a monthly public health journal published by the World Health Organization that was established in 1948. Articles are published in English and abstract…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) which coordinates responses to international public health issues and emergencies. It is headquartered in Geneva,…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The World Health Organization (WHO) ranked the health systems of its 191 member states in its World Health Report 2000. It provided a framework and measurement approach to examine and compare aspects …
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Claim 7: “Those with one risk factor could expect 26 years without dementia, those with two had 21 years, and those with three had just over 17 years”
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The specific breakdown of years (26 for one, 21 for two, and just over 17 for three risk factors) is explicitly mentioned in the search results.
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web search NEUTRAL — expected adjective [before noun] (REQUIRED) believed to be something that should happen or be done:
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web search NEUTRAL — expected adjective [before noun] (REQUIRED) believed to be something that should happen or be done:
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Synonyms for EXPECTED: scheduled, anticipated, due, slated, awaited, predicted, hoped (for), watched (for); Antonyms of EXPECTED: late, early, delinquent, belated, overdue, behind, tardy, …
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Claim 8: “By analyzing data from over 12,000 participants, researchers found that individuals with diabetes, hypertension, or smoking habits experienced significantly shorter dementia-free life.”
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While the general findings of the study are corroborated, the specific detail about 'over 12,000 participants' is not explicitly mentioned in the provided web search snippets for this claim (the GBD study mentioned in Wikipedia is a different research program). However, the general association is corroborated.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) is a comprehensive regional and global research program of disease burden that assesses mortality and disability from major diseases, injuries, and risk factor…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Radiation Effects Research Foundation (RERF) is a joint U.S.-Japan research organization responsible for studying the medical effects of radiation and associated diseases in humans for the welfare…
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Claim 9: “Women generally lived more years dementia-free than men; among those with three risk factors, for instance, women averaged 18 years compared to 16 years for men.”
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