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A less healthy lifestyle increases the risk of dementia
The less healthy your lifestyle, the more you are at risk of developing dementia in later life, a new systematic review has shown. Researchers analysed the results of 18 studies with over 44,000 participants.
Having two or more 'modifiable risk factors', including smoking, high blood pressure, poor diet, inactivity, obesity and excessive alcohol consumption, puts adults at greater risk of developing... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 12:23
New CMO Guidelines: Any exercise is good for you
The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) has said that "even a few minutes of exercise is good for you" – hoping that the simple message will encourage people to get more active.
The new CMO guidance – published, 7 September – states that any amount of physical activity is beneficial, overturning previous recommendations that physical activity needed to last at least 10 minutes to bring benefits.... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 13 Sep 2019 09:04
