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Your Marital Status Affects Your Dementia Risk

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Your Marital Status Affects Your Dementia Risk
By Esther Heerema, MSW

You might be familiar with the news that things like diet, physical exercise and mental activity impact your chances of developing dementia, but did you know that matters of the heart do, too? Several research studies found that your relationship status- whether living with someone or married, widowed, divorced or single was correlated with your dementia risk. 

Did You Know that Your Marital Status Impacts Your Dementia Risk? 
A review of five scientific research studies finds an interesting correlation between marital status and chance of developing dementia, including Alzheimer's diseasemild cognitive impairment and other kinds of dementiaHere's which marital status best protects your brain and why that might be true.

 

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