Healthy lifestyles reduce the incidence of chronic diseases and dementia: evidence from the caerphilly cohort study

Peter Elwood; Julieta Galante; Janet Pickering; Stephen Palmer; Antony Bayer; Yoav Ben-Shlomo; Marcus Longley; John Gallacher

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0081877

Healthy lifestyles reduce the incidence of chronic diseases and dementia: evidence from the caerphilly cohort study

Peter Elwood
, Julieta Galante
, Janet Pickering
, Stephen Palmer
, Antony Bayer
, Yoav Ben-Shlomo
, Marcus Longley
, John Gallacher

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Abstract

Healthy lifestyles based on non-smoking, an acceptable BMI, a high fruit and vegetable intake, regular physical activity, and low/moderate alcohol intake, are associated with reductions in the incidence of certain chronic diseases, but to date there is limited evidence on cognitive function and dementia.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e81877
Journal	PLOS ONE
Volume	8
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0081877
Publication status	Published - 2013

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Healthy lifestyles reduce the incidence of chronic diseases and dementia: evidence from the caerphilly cohort study

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