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Lifestyle Practices Like Exercise Can Reduce Dementia Prevalence

By Shirley Eichenberger-Archer, JD, MA / December 9, 2025

Losing cognitive function is not inevitable–exercise matters. Exercise is among the most important lifestyle strategies to help slow or prevent cognitive decline. In the United States, about one in five older adults have mild cognitive impairment and one in nine have dementia, as noted in Alzheimer’s & Dementia (2021; doi: 10.1002/alz.12362). Large-scale studies now show…

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