Want to reduce your risk for dementia? Slap on a step counter and start tallying your steps.
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Want to reduce your risk for dementia? Slap on a step counter and start tallying your steps -- you'll need between 3,800 and 9,800 each day to reduce your risk of mental decline, according to a new study.
The largest reduction in dementia risk -- 62% -- was achieved by people who walked at a very brisk pace of 112 steps per minute for 30 minutes a day, the study found. Prior research has labeled 100 steps a minute as a"brisk" or moderate level of intensity. "We do agree this is a very interesting finding," said del Pozo Cruz via email."Our take is that intensity of stepping matters! Over and above volume. Technology could be use to track not only number of steps but also pace and so these types of metrics can also be incorporated in commercial watches. More research is needed on this."
Researchers then compared that person's steps against their diagnosis of dementia of any type seven years later. After controlling for age, ethnicity, education, sex, socio-emotional status and how many days they wore an accelerometer, researchers also factored out such lifestyle variables as poor diet, smoking, alcohol use, medication use, sleep issues and a history of cardiovascular disease.
While agreeing that the findings cannot be interpreted as a direct cause and effect,"the mounting evidence in support of the benefits of physical activity for maintaining optimal brain health can no longer be disregarded," wrote Okonkwo and Planalp. Regularly doing household chores lowered risk by 21% while daily visits with family and friends lowered the risk of dementia by 15%, when compared with people who were less engaged.
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