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CLINICS IN GERIATRIC MEDICINE
Volume 26, Issue 1, Pages 75-+Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2009.11.002
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Exercise; Cognition; Dementia; Physical activity; Prevention
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There is increasing evidence to suggest that physical activity has a protective effect on brain functioning in older people To date, no randomized controlled trial (RCT) has shown that regular physical activity prevents dementia, but recent RCTs suggests an improvement of cognitive functioning in persons involved in aerobic programs, and evidence is accumulating from basic research Future prevention of Alzheimer disease may depend on lifestyle habits such as physical activity
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