Physical activity, APOE4 genotype and cognitive decline
Physical activity reduces the risk of stroke and may subsequently diminish the risk of cognitive decline, but changing the level of activity is more influential than maintaining it.
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Physical activity reduces the risk of stroke and may subsequently diminish the risk of cognitive decline, but changing the level of activity is more influential than maintaining it.
In the FINE Study cognitive functioning was assessed in 1990 and 1995 in elderly men from Italy and The Netherlands.
Men who were married or who lived with others were at a lower risk of dementia compared with those living alone.
An analysis of the 1990 fish consumption data and the data on cognitive function collected showed that fish consumers had significantly less cognitive decline than non-consumers.
The results suggest that in elderly men without chronic diseases, smoking and drinking were not related to cognitive decline.
The Zutphen Elderly Study showed that the risk of cognitive decline over three years was 187% higher among the carriers of certain variety of gene called the APO e4 isoform.
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