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Sedentary Lifestyle Tied to Increased Dementia Risk

Kelli Whitlock Burton   |   Medical News   |   14 September 2023
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More than 10 hours a day of sedentary behavior significantly increases the risk of dementia in older adults, a new study suggests.

The study of nearly 50,000 adults in the UK Biobank shows that dementia risk increased 8% with 10 hours of sedentary time and 63% with 12 hours. That's ...

          

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