US EditionReading While Sitting Down May Help Reduce Dementia Risk: Study
Replacing one hour of passive sitting with mentally active tasks is linked to an 11% lower dementia risk, based on a 19-year study of over 20,000 adults.
- A new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine finds mentally active sedentary tasks may lower dementia risk, based on data from more than 20,000 Swedish adults followed for nearly two decades.
- While sitting has long been viewed as a uniform health risk, researchers discovered a critical distinction: mentally passive sitting increases dementia risk, whereas mentally active sitting appears protective.
- Each additional hour per day of mentally active sedentary behavior was associated with a 4 percent lower risk of developing dementia; replacing 1 hour of passive sitting with mentally active tasks correlates to a 7 percent reduction in risk.
- Majid Fotuhi, a neurologist in Washington, DC, notes sitting can either weaken or strengthen the brain depending on usage; Joel Salinas recommends replacing passive habits with cognitively engaging activities.
- Lead investigator Professor Mats Hallgren notes this observational study infers but does not establish causality, and he plans further research to examine real-world effects of replacing passive sitting on dementia symptoms.
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