Dr Hilary: “The last year and half, 50,000 cases have not been given that diagnosis. That results in increased pressure in hospitals.
“If you already know they’ve got a diagnosis with dementia it makes it much easier for people working in A&E.”
He added: “There were 330,000 [hospital] appointments cancelled in that first year because of the pandemic.”
Talking about a recent study linking high cholesterol to dementia, Dr Hilary said: “Cholesterol has always been a factor for the onset of dementia.
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“If you have consistently high cholesterol you’re 60 percent more likely to develop dementia.”
Dr Hilary recommended three ways to get high cholesterol down: “Healthy diet, regular exercise and not smoking.”
He added: “It’s confirmation that a healthy lifestyle is a modifiable factor.”
Source: Daily Express
