Who is commonly affected by memory loss?

Who is commonly affected by memory loss?
Everyone at any age can be affected by memory loss. Most of the causes, beside natural accidents such as falls or traumatic incidents are closely related to age and general health. In recent studies they have found that there has been more and more cases of young adults showing increase in memory loss. It still is even more common to see elder people have common memory loss problems, especially in the form of Alzheimer's disease.

Researchers at Gallup and the University of California, Los Angeles, did a study that shows that certain lifestyle factors may lead to early onset of memory problems. The study focused on lifestyle factors known to contribute to early onset of or contributing to memory loss these included depression, a lower education level, being physically inactive, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, and smoking. With over 18,500 individuals, ages 18 to 99, the results were unsurprising. (Shown in diagram)
http://www.medicaldaily.com/memory-loss-young-adults-problem-too-depression-poor-education-and-physical-inactivity-increase-risk


We are seeing a significant increase in the memory loss within younger adults. The common between these young adults are they share most or all the lifestyle factors that were listed above.