Fifty, fit and female? You have five times less chance of dementia
Those with the highest fitness levels had just a five per cent chance of developing dementia in later decades - E+/ Women who are fit at fifty are five times less likely to get dementia, research suggests. Participants were asked to carry out exercise tests on a bike to measure their cardiovascular activity. The research found that those with the highest fitness levels when first assessed had just a five per cent chance of developing dementia in subsequent decades. This compared with rates of 25 per cent among those who performed moderately ...
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