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    The more you do to promote your cardiovascular health, the lower your risk of dementia

    by Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times Aug 21, 2018 3 minutes

    You know it's important to eat right, exercise and keep your cholesterol under control to reduce your risk of a heart attack of stroke. If that's not enough of an incentive, new research suggests that taking care of your cardiovascular system will pay off for your brain as well.

    A study of more than 6,600 senior citizens found that the better they scored on seven measures of cardiovascular health, the lower their risk of dementia over the ensuing years.

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