Off Topic: Dementia risk reduced 90 percent if woman had been highly fit 40 years before

Physically Fit Women Nearly 90% Less Likely to Develop Dementia March 2018

• 191 women with an average age of 50 years took a bicycle exercise test

• 40 women were "highly fit" ≥120 watts

• Over the next 44 years 44 of all of the women developed dementia

• Only 5% of the highly fit developedf dementia

• Also: "When the highly fit women did develop dementia, they developed the disease an average of 11 years later than women who were moderately fit, or at age 90 instead of age 79."

Many studies discuss exercise and dementia

• Exercise training for preventing dementia, mild cognitive impairment, and clinically meaningful cognitive decline: a systematic review and meta-analysis Dec 2017

• Exercise and longevity 2012, doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2012.09.012

• Personalized exercise dose prescription 2017

• Association between exercise and the risk of dementia: results from a nationwide longitudinal study in China Dec 2017, free PDF

• An endothelial link between the benefits of physical exercise in dementia Aug 2017, doi: 10.1177/0271678X17714655

• Lack of exercise is the fourth leading risk factor for premature death March 2018

  • 4th, right behind high blood pressure, smoking, and elevated blood sugar.

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