American Heart Association President, Mitchell S. V. Elkind, M.D., M.S., FAHA, FAAN, professor of neurology and epidemiology at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and attending neurologist at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York, New York offers perspective via Zoom on EPI Lifestyle 2021 presentation 74.
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"We're seeing a lot of exciting data to suggest that people can decrease their risk of dementia by engaging in healthy behaviors. Now, there are a lot of things that people can do to maintain their brain health, including eating right, exercising, and not smoking. Sometimes it can seem overwhelming to try to do all of these things at once. Changing one's behavioral pattern and habits can be quite challenging. Physical activity, engaging in physical activity is one of the most important things that people can do to maintain brain health."