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Sir Richard Faull: Director of the Centre for Brain Research on the risk of developing dementia being 60% higher for those in deprived areas
The number of New Zealanders with dementia is expected to double in the next 20 years, with social disadvantages playing a big role.
Public Health Communication Centre's briefing reveals the risk of developing dementia is 60% higher for people living in the most deprived areas in New Zealand.
Director of the Centre for Brain Research, Sir Richard Faull told Kerre Woodham that there are about 14 factors which, when addressed, reduce the risk of developing dementia.
These factors, which include education quality, social isolation, smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, uncorrected vision loss, and air quality, are often associated with poverty and deprivation.
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By Newstalk ZBThe number of New Zealanders with dementia is expected to double in the next 20 years, with social disadvantages playing a big role.
Public Health Communication Centre's briefing reveals the risk of developing dementia is 60% higher for people living in the most deprived areas in New Zealand.
Director of the Centre for Brain Research, Sir Richard Faull told Kerre Woodham that there are about 14 factors which, when addressed, reduce the risk of developing dementia.
These factors, which include education quality, social isolation, smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, uncorrected vision loss, and air quality, are often associated with poverty and deprivation.
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See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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