High blood pressure concern

High blood pressure, which affects one in three adults in the UK, also doubles the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and increases risk of stroke, which damages the brain and can trigger dementia. Alzheimer’s Society estimates that tackling the problem in midlife could reduce the number of deaths from dementia by up to 15,000 people a year.

Professor Clive Ballard, from the Alzheimer’s Society, said: ‘Treating people’s high blood pressure to best practice standards is vital. Only half of people over 65 receive effective treatment, yet we know treatment works.”