I havent read the article yet, but just to point out that Alzheimer's as a diagnosis is quite a specific one that requires a brain biopsy to prove. This doesn'

I havent read the article yet, but just to point out that Alzheimer's as a diagnosis is quite a specific one that requires a brain biopsy to prove. This doesn't generally happen. More common is probably vascular dementia - a disease of the small vessels of the brain that have the same risk factors as coronary artery disease (male, age, smoking, obesity, diabetes etc). More work has been done targeting these risk factors for the general health of populations.