Dementia patients may increase three folds globally by 2050

Scientists have estimated, based on a recent study, that the number of people aged 40 or older with dementia globally will triple by 2050. The number of victims of this mental condition-related disease was 57 million worldwide in the year 2019, which may increase to 153 million in the year 2050.

The study, published in the journal The Lancet Public Health, also looked at four risk factors for dementia (smoking, obesity, high diabetes and low education) and outlined the potential for their consequences.

For example, if education improves globally, there could be a 6.2 million reduction in dementia cases by 2050. However, factors such as obesity, high diabetes and smoking can be responsible for 6.8 million new dementia patients worldwide.

Emphasis given on taking immediate local level measures

Researchers have stressed the need for immediate local-level measures to reduce the risk of dementia. “Our study provides an advanced prognosis for dementia globally as well as nationally,” said study lead author Emma Nichols, from the Institute for Health Matrix and Evaluation at the University of Washington, US.

On the other hand, a report published in the British Heart Foundation has accepted that the person who eats drinks, it is directly related to mind and brain. This has both favorable and unfavorable effects on the body. By taking a balanced diet, a person remains physically and mentally healthy at all times. It has also been proved in this report that eating a balanced diet reduces the risk of dementia.