Vigorous Exercise Predicted Lower Dementia Risk in UK Biobank Accelerometer Data

Vigorous activity linked to lower dementia risk in UK Biobank accelerometer data

Vigorous Activity Linked to Lower Dementia Risk in UK Biobank TL;DR: In UK Biobank accelerometer data, the vigorous share of daily movement accounted for 32% of dementia’s population-attributable fraction versus just 8% for total activity volume — suggesting brief breathless bursts carry brain-health information that step counts miss. Key Findings Dementia favored intensity over volume: …

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