![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/sitting-for-just-10-hours-a-day-carries-huge-risk-of-developing-dementia/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1_Doctor-writing-a-medical-prescription.jpg&description=Researchers found that sitting all day is linked to an increased risk of dementia, even in those who exercise - which could mean that we'll see an increase in overall cases as most careers happen behind a desk Scientists found a big link between sitting and dementia, says a study published in JAMA. The risk of developing dementia is so much higher in adults who spend all day sitting that scientists were flabbergasted by the results. After looking at data on nearly 50,000 people and comparing their lifestyles and medical conditions, they found that those who sat for 10 hours a day were far more at risk of developing dementia within the next seven years. Dementia rates were eight per cent higher in those who sat for more than if they sat for fewer. Sitting for 12 hours a day increases the risk by 63 per cent. On top of that, scientists learned that even those who worked out or just exercised regularly still had the exact same risks. For all the latest on news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US "Sitting in the office all day, then in front of the TV and in the car and all the other ways we find to sit, it adds up," said David Raichlen, a professor of biological sciences and anthropology at the University of Southern California, who led the new study. "These extreme levels of sedentary behaviour are where we see a much higher risk" for cognitive and memory decline. Sitting for too long also increases the risks of developing heart disease, obesity, diabetes and as well as premature death, as has been confirmed by a number of previous studies. This new report "supports the idea that more time spent in sedentary behaviours increases one's risk of dementia," said Andrew Budson, a professor of neurology at Boston University and author of Seven Steps to Managing Your Aging Memory, who was not involved with the study. "It looks like you can't exercise your way out of the risk," Raichlen said. It turned out that no matter what, those who were tied){kind=link}
Researchers found that sitting all day is linked to an increased risk of dementia, even in those who exercise – which could mean that we’ll see an increase in overall cases as most careers happen behind a desk
Scientists found a big link between sitting and dementia, says a study published in JAMA.
The risk of developing dementia is so much higher in adults who spend all day sitting that scientists were flabbergasted by the results. After looking at data on nearly 50,000 people and comparing their lifestyles and medical conditions, they found that those who sat for 10 hours a day were far more at risk of developing dementia within the next seven years.
Dementia rates were eight per cent higher in those who sat for more than if they sat for fewer. Sitting for 12 hours a day increases the risk by 63 per cent. On top of that, scientists learned that even those who worked out or just exercised regularly still had the exact same risks.
For all the latest on news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US