Older adults who maintained a healthy lifestyle were significantly less likely to develop dementia late in life than those who had less healthy lifestyles, even among those with high genetic risk, researchers reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association and at the Alzheimer's Association annual meeting. Other studies presented at the meeting showed a 60% lower risk of Alzheimer's dementia among those who practiced 4 in 5 healthy lifestyle behaviors, compared with those who only practiced no more than one healthy habit, while dementia was significantly more likely later in life among women who were alcoholics, and cognitive impairment was two times more likely among smokers.