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We now have an unprecedented understanding of ways to support brain health, particularly the need for healthy eating and physical activity which are commonly referred to as “lifestyle choices”. Individualistic lifestyle modifications remain the leading dementia prevention focus and their importance should not be understated. We caution against, however, a potential short-sightedness regarding the bounds of individual responsibility and the need for a broader understanding of individual and socio-economic barriers to instigating positive health behaviors. People living with dementia already experience stigma and we know that negative health outcomes do occur for people with other non-communicable “lifestyle diseases” e.g., diabetes. Moving forward, we call for balance in dementia prevention discourse capturing both the complexities of etiology and a more inclusive approach to risk-reduction which addresses health inequities. This requires both population-level interventions and multidisciplinary individual support. Further, given our broadening understanding of psychosocial factors such as depression and social isolation as contributing to dementia risk, we suggest that  \n90 Innovation in Aging, 2025, Vol. 9, No. S2  \na greater focus on strengths-based approaches to building social and psychological wellbeing may be beneficial. Our aim is not to detract from work which has come before nor undermine the continued importance of empowering individuals to make positive health changes. Rather, we put forward the need for a more considered and inclusive approach to the investigation and dissemination of dementia risk-reduction which avoids inadvertently increasing stigma through overly simplistic representations of a complex clinical syndrome.","cbCairyuOG4uFJwH","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairyuOG4uFJwH","pdf",219893,"English","# Abstract\n## Modifiable dementia risk and brain health\n## Limits of individual responsibility\n## Stigma and inclusive risk-reduction approaches\n## Strengths-based psychosocial support","[{\"question\":\"What does the document identify as key modifiable dementia risk factors?\",\"answer\":\"It highlights support for brain health through healthy eating and physical activity as commonly described “lifestyle choices.”\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the document caution against an overly individual-focused prevention message?\",\"answer\":\"It warns that an individual responsibility framing can be short-sighted because socio-economic and other barriers affect people’s ability to initiate positive health behaviors.\"},{\"question\":\"What approach does the document propose to make dementia prevention more inclusive?\",\"answer\":\"It calls for balanced discourse that addresses health inequities, combining population-level interventions with multidisciplinary individual support, and using strengths-based strategies to build social and psychological wellbeing.\"}]","AVOIDING STIGMA IN DEMENTIA PREVENTION DISCOURSE: UNDERSTANDING BARRIERS AND HARNESSING STRENGTHS | PDF",1790643468]