The Scientists Discovered Unexpected Cause Of Dementia: Find Out Are You At Risk!

Surely you did not think this has an impact on the risk of getting dementia! The study, published in the weekly magazine “The Lancet” has shown that people who live near major roads are more likely to suffer from dementia. The study found that 11 percent of cases of dementia in people living within 50 meters of large tracts can be attributed to the negative impacts of traffic.


The results show that traffic noise and air pollution may contribute to brain damage.

Doctors in the UK who deal with dementia indicate that further research is necessary, but stated that the results of the study are acceptable.

As stated, the research was conducted on nearly two million people in Canada and lasted 11 years. The study was conducted from 2001 to 2012. During that period, 243,611 diagnosed cases of dementia, and the risk was highest in people living close to major roads.

Research shows that people living within 50 meters of the major roads have seven per cent more likely to suffer from dementia in people who live hundreds of meters of road risk is increased by four percent, while those who live in more than one hundred meters from the road risk lowers to two percent.

According to the BBC, dementia worldwide affects an estimated 50 million people, or causes that lead to these serious emotional pain are not yet fully known.

Scientists have adapted the results of studies with other risk factors such as smoking, poverty and the like.

The study also states that the greatest risk of dementia are older people, usually women, genetics, those suffering from type two diabetes, smoking, physical inactivity and unhealthy diet.