Exercise may help safeguard your brain as you age, and a new study suggests how this might happen.
Previous research has shown that physical activity helps protect brain cells. This paper indicates it may do that through lower levels of insulin and body fat.
“These results may help us to understand how physical activity affects brain health, which may guide us in developing strategies to prevent or delay age-related decline in memory and thinking skills,” said study co-author Géraldine Poisnel, from Inserm Research Center in Caen, France.
The study included 134 people, average age 69, who had no memory problems. They completed questionnaires about their physical activity over the past year.
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