Key Facts and Statistics about Dementia

Dementia Prevention:

• 40% of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by targeting 12 risk factors throughout life, including through a healthy and active lifestyle.
  
  
• A healthy lifestyle can help reduce your risk of developing dementia when you're older.
  
  
• A healthy lifestyle can also help prevent cardiovascular diseases, such as strokeand heart attacks, which are themselves risk factors for Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia (the 2 most common types of dementia).
• There is strong evidence that unaddressed hearing loss in mid-life is a risk factor for dementia. New research encourages use of hearing aids for hearing loss and reducing hearing loss by protecting ears from high noise levels.
  
  
• Stopping smoking will reduce your risk of developing dementia in later life. An estimated 14% of cases of dementia are caused by smoking.
  
  
• There is strong evidence that smoking can increase your risk of dementia.
  
  
• Taking regular physical exercise is one of the best things that you can do to reduce your risk of getting dementia
  
  

  Useful Links

  • Eating a healthy, balanced diet is an important part of maintaining good health, and can help you feel your best - nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/
    
    
  • Live Lighter  is commissioned by Sheffield City Council and provides city-wide weight management support to children, families, and adults who are Sheffield residents FREE of charge.
    
    
  • Sheffield is Sweet Enough is a city wide initiative launched by Sheffield City Council to help you get the facts about sugar and make some simple swaps to keep you, your family and everyone in Sheffield healthy.
    
    
  • nhs.uk/change4life
    
    
  • You can access help to smoking in Sheffield from the Sheffield Stop Smoking Service:
    • 0800 612 0011 FREE from landlines
      0330 660 1166 FREE from most mobile
    • Or request a callback
    • Online support: https://sheffield.yorkshiresmokefree.nhs.uk/
  • START (Sheffield Treatment and Recovery Team) provide alcohol advise and treatment services in Sheffield.  The service is open and available during COVID-19. Find out more details about what the service offers at https://www.shsc.nhs.uk/services/alcohol-service-sheffield-treatment-and-recovery-team or phone START on 0114 305 0500 or by email at sct-ctr.fitzwilliamcentrereferrals@nhs.net
    
    
  • Outdoor gyms in Sheffield - Fitness in parks (sheffield.gov.uk)
    
    
  • Park and Green Spaces in Sheffield - Parks and green spaces (sheffield.gov.uk)
    
    
  • Move More Sheffield
    
    
  • Active at Home — Move More Sheffield – a Move More booklet has been developed to support older people and those who are shielded to stay active and healthy at home.