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Exercising in Your 70's May Stop Brain Shrinkage

Exercising in Your 70's May Stop Brain Shrinkage
Exercising in your 70's may stop your brain from shrinking and showing the signs of aging linked to dementia, say experts from Edinburgh University. But exercise did not have to be strenuous - going for a walk several times a week sufficed.

Exercising in your 70's may stop your brain from shrinking and showing the signs of aging linked to dementia, say experts from Edinburgh University.

Seniors who were physically active had less brain shrinkage over a three-year period.

But exercise did not have to be strenuous – going for a walk several times a week sufficed, the journal Neurology says.

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