Staying Fit Before Age 70 Linked to Nearly Half the Alzheimer's Risk
Graded Moderate — prospective cohort of 1,491 adults aged 70 to 77 followed for a median 8.7 years, though only 77 developed AD and observational data cannot show cause.
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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.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure: Funded by Norwegian public research councils and health foundations, no industry funding.
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