In a separate article the other factors are quoted with similar impact (listed in order of max potential magnitude)
- anti depression treatment
- education increases
- hearing improvement
- obesity reduction
- low alcohol
replyThe earlier you start the better.
Can you share the article you reference?
reply> hearing improvement
replyThis means addressing hearing loss, e.g. via hearing aids.
>anti depression treatment - regular exercise - obesity reduction - education - less/no alcohol
replyInjecting people with a shingles vaccine is far easier than the others you listed, which is why it stands out.
Dementia largely affects people on a pension, and not working adults contributing to the pyramid scheme.
replyThis would be a good conspiracy theory if dementia was a short illness.
replyShould I get the shingles vaccine at a young age? I've had chickenpox earlier in my life.
replyAs someone who got shingles at about 46, yes.
replyThat may be the case in other countries, but in the US we're generally fee-for-service, so the incentives are reversed, and we still don't give it until you're 50 (which, as someone who has had it and is under 50, annoys me to no end).
reply20% of what?
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