Breaking the social stigma
Alzheimer ' s Disease International conducted a study in 2012 , which showed that 24 % of respondents were trying to hide their diagnosis , because they feared the social stigma . Yet as understanding of dementia increases , it is hoped that the stigma will fall — as it has for mental health , AIDS and cancer .
Study shows dementia cases to triple to 153 million by 2050
A study titled ‘ The Global Burden of Disease ’, published in the Lancet Public Health , revealed that dementia cases are going to increase in the future . This is in part due to an increase in obesity , which is one of the main contributors to the disease , and has also tripled since 1975 .
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