By Abhishek Singh Sep 14, 2023
Sedentary Lifestyle can gIVE you Dementia as New Study suggests
Researchers from the United Kingdom examined the wrist devices of 50,000 people aged 60 and older.
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These devices monitored levels of exercise and detected instances of inactive behavior.
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Playing video games, using a computer, sitting in a desk job, and commuting are all examples of sedentary activity.
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After a period of six years, a diagnosis of dementia was made for 414 of the participants.
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A daily sitting time of 12 hours or more was associated with an 63% greater risk of dementia.
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It was shown that taking frequent brief breaks from sitting was not as effective as minimizing the total amount of time spent sitting.
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Dementia is a worldwide problem, but it hits developed countries particularly hard since their populations tend to live longer into old age.
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