Regular exercise can delay dementia onset by 18 months, says study in British Journal of Sports Medicine
Being physically fit can lower the risk of dementia and delay someone developing it by almost 18 months by boosting brain health, research has found.
Regular exercise is so useful for maintaining cognitive function that it can even help people who are genetically more predisposed to dementia to reduce their risk by up to 35%.
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