UK Dementia Risk Study Shows Cooking Benefits

Study in Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health found older adults cooking weekly have 30% lower dementia risk.
10,978 participants aged 65+ tracked for 6 years showed cognitive benefits from meal preparation.
Participants with fewer culinary skills had 70% lower dementia risk from cooking.
Researcher warns study does not prove direct causation between cooking and dementia.
UK dementia cases projected to rise from 1M to 1.4M by 2040.

Health | Research | Dementia

United Kingdom

Yukako Tani | Eef Hogervorst

2 weeks ago