Lack of Exercise Might Invite Dementia
Study found being sedentary may make you as vulnerable as those whose genes put them at risk for Alzheimer's
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Thursday, January 26, 2017
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THURSDAY, Jan. 27, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Parking yourself in front of the TV may make you as likely to develop dementia as people genetically predisposed to the condition, a Canadian study suggests.
In a study of more than 1,600 adults aged 65 and older, those who led a sedentary life seemed to have the same risk of developing dementia as those who carried the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene mutation, which increases the chances of developing dementia.
Conversely, people who exercised appeared to have lower odds of developing dementia than those who didn't, the five-year study found.
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