According to a study carried out in the United Kingdom on 8,000 adults, it takes four years of regular smoking for memory, the brain's ability to plan and the ability to perform any cognitive task to noticeably deteriorate . If you also suffer from hypertension and obesity, memory impairment is much greater, as the authors conclude in the journal Age and Aging . "Mental decline is increasingly associated with aging, and the number of people who suffer as it interferes with their daily well-being grows, because they have problems remembering words or even organizing the tasks they have to perform throughout the day," he explains Lex Dregan, a researcher at King's College London and a co-author of the study.
According to Dregan, "we must raise awareness about the need to change certain styles and habits of life due to the risk of brain deterioration." A balanced diet, maintaining a healthy weight, exercising regularly, controlling blood pressure and cholesterol, and not smoking can all make a difference.
