Fitness May Lower Dementia Risk
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/11/fitness-may-prevent-dementia/
Being physically fit in midlife is associated with a lower risk ofdementia in old age, a new study reports.
“Dementia is a disease with no cure and no good therapies,†said the lead author, Dr. Laura F. DeFina, the interim chief scientific officer at the Cooper Institute in Dallas. Physical activity may be “a preventive way to address dementia instead of addressing the costs of a disabled elder.â€