My husband didn't drink, didn't smoke, had a full time job at age 80, exercised daily, and rarely ate red meat or fried foods. We think extenuating circumstances played a role. While he had been somewhat forgetful, his memory was deeply affected after emergency surgery and a 9-day hospital stay - it never recovered. He was later diagnosed with dementia.
My husband didn't drink, didn't smoke, had a full time job at age 80, exercised daily, and rarely ate red meat or fried foods. We think extenuating circumstances played a role. While he had been somewhat forgetful, his memory was deeply affected after emergency surgery and a 9-day hospital stay - it never recovered. He was later diagnosed with dementia.