Alzheimer’s disease IS preventable

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5.4 million people currently have Alzheimer’s disease1, and this number is estimated to rise to an astounding 16 million by 20502. The price tag of health care for Alzheimer’s patients is currently $183 billion per year – and this number is projected to reach over $1 trillion by 2050.  The Alzheimer’s epidemic is tragic; both because of the many lives that will be adversely affected by this horribly debilitating disease as well as the extreme cost burden that will ultimately bankrupt our health care system.

What most people don’t realize is that Alzheimer’s disease may be preventable.

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