Individuals with higher levels of daily physical activity may have a
decreased risk of developing Alzheimer’s.
A study in Neurology was conducted to establish a link between daily exercise
and reduced Alzheimer’s risk.
More than 700 cognitively aware
participants with an average age of 82 were equipped with a wrist actimeter to measure
movement.
At the end of four years, twice as many participants in the group with the lowest physical activity developed clinical Alzheimer’s disease, even after applying control measures for sex, age, education, depression and other factors.
So let's just go out on a limb here. Exercise - GOOD.
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Everyone focuses on keeping the brain active as a way to help prevent Alzheimer's. This is vitally important but they often forget the added benefit of being physically active.
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