Unhealthy childhood could affect brain later in life, study suggests

Scientists said that lifestyle changes early in childhood may set the stage for later decline in brain health (PA) - (PA Archive)

Teenagers should be considering their dementia risk, academics have said after a new study suggests that having an unhealthy childhood could affect the brain in later life.

A child’s body mass index (BMI), blood pressure and physical activity levels have been linked to differences in the brain by the age of 20 – particularly the areas linked to dementia.