- More than 55 million people globally have dementia. As of 2019, about 1.62 million deaths worldwide were attributed to dementia.
- Dementia symptoms can be managed, and life expectancy can be increased through the use of medications and lifestyle changes.
- A new study found that vigorous physical activity can help lower dementia mortality rates.
A group of researchers recently published a study in the Lancet Healthy Longevity, suggesting that participating in vigorous physical activity can help lower dementia mortality rate compared to moderate physical activity.
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Although there is currently no cure for most types of dementia nor a way to reverse its impact on the brain, symptoms can be managed, and life expectancy can be increased through
One such lifestyle change is getting more physical activity.
Dr. Borja del Pozo Cruz is a principal researcher in applied health sciences at the University of Cadiz and INIBiCA in Spain, an adjunct associate professor in the Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics at the University of Southern Denmark, and the lead author of this study.
Dr. Cruz said the researchers decided to examine the difference between moderate and vigorous physical activity and dementia-related mortality because the disease is quite prevalent, and physical activity is often recommended as a means of prevention of Alzheimer’s disease.
“However, guidelines are generic and do lack direction as to how much and what to do to maximize the benefits of physical activity,” Dr. del Pozo Cruz told Medical News Today.
A study presented at the…
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