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Fit middle aged adults have a lower risk of dementia

BMJ 2013; 346 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f710 (Published 06 February 2013) Cite this as: BMJ 2013;346:f710

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A new study from the US has confirmed that the fitter you are in mid-life, the less likely you are to develop dementia later. The authors studied a cohort of nearly 20 000 healthy, well educated, and affluent adults from Texas …

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