Staying Fit Before Age 70 Linked to Nearly Half the Alzheimer's Risk
This study suggests keeping heart and lung fitness up before old age may lower Alzheimer's risk.
Older adults with better heart and lung fitness had a much lower chance of developing Alzheimer's later on. People who stayed fit had about half the risk compared to the least fit. Trying to boost fitness after 70 didn't add much benefit. Entering old age already fit seemed to matter most.
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