This is how this age group can protect itself as much as possible from Alzheimer’s

Physical activity is essential for your health as well as well -being. Invisive, it is so essential that as a middle -aged person it can have a marked protective effect against the development of Alzheimer’s later in life.

Thus, a team of researchers from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health has followed 337 adults aged 45 to 65, after which they have been able to conclude that just a moderate increase in their physical activity can reduce the accumulation of the harmful amyloid protein in the brain-one of the central characteristics of Alzheimer’s.

It writes Daily Mail.

In the study, which is published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementiaparticipants who trained about 150 minutes a week, as recommended by WHO, showed fewer signs of amyloid accumulation in brain scans over a period of four years.

« These results strengthen the importance of promoting physical activity in the Middle Ages as a public health strategy for the prevention of Alzheimer’s, » says Eider Arenaza-Urquijo, lead author and expert in brain aging.

The study also showed that even less exercise than recommended had positive effects compared to a sedentary lifestyle.

« Even those who performed less physical activity than recommended had greater cortical thickness than sedentary people, suggesting that any amount of exercise, no matter how minimal it is, has health benefits, » it comes from co -author Müge Akıncı.

In the past, experts have warned that physical inactivity not only increases the risk of dementia, but also of a number of other health problems such as type 2 diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular disease.

Not only that, Sarah-Naomi James of University College London has found that exercise even in the 60s can have a beneficial effect:

« In my work we show that starting to be active for the first time in the 60s has some beneficial effects. »

According to the National Knowledge Center for Dementia, it is estimated that in Denmark there are approx. 100,000 people aged 65 or over who live with dementia.

The number is expected to grow to more than 145,000 people by 2040 as a result of an increasing elderly population.