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** Every 70 seconds, someone is diagnosed with Alzheimer's. At 65, the risk of dementia is about 1%. By age 71, the risk rises to 14% - or about 1 out of 7 people. By age 85, 1 out of 2 people are likely to suffer from Alzheimer's.
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** In a recent study, out of 3325 individuals tested, blood samples showed that the odds of cognitive impairment due to Vitamin D deficiency were 42% higher. In severely deficient individuals, it was 394% higher.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~** Forty riders from the Alzheimer's Association Alzheimer's Breakthrough RideSM cycled onto Capitol Hill, presenting a petition containing more than 110,000 signatures demanding that our elected officials make Alzheimer's a national priority. September 21st is now recognized as "World Alzheimer's Day".
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