Moderate to vigorous physical activity was associated with decreased risk of disabling dementia in men, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
“This cohort study examined associations of daily total physical activity and total [moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA)] with risk of disabling dementia,” Hikaru Ihira, PT, PhD, a researcher for the epidemiology division in the Center for Public Health Sciences at the National Cancer Center in Japan, and colleagues wrote. “The findings suggest that a high level of leisure-time MVPA was associated with decreased