HealthDay (12/16) reports that “increased physical activity, including a low amount of light-intensity physical activity (LPA), is associated with a reduced risk for dementia among older adults, according to” researchers who carried out a “retrospective cohort study involving 62,286 participants aged 65 years or older without preexisting dementia” and “found that 3,757 participants (6.0 percent) developed dementia during a median follow-up of 42 months, for an overall incidence of 21.6 per 1,000 person-years.” The study was published in JAMA Network Open.
Related Links:
— “Physical Activity Linked to Reduced Dementia Risk in Seniors, HealthDay, December 16, 2021