Dementia is an ‘umbrella’ term for a range of cognitive decline disorders, Dementia focuses on the ongoing deterioration of a human’s cognitive function (Chertkow, 2013). One commonly known form of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, there are mixed findings on whether physical exercise being a preventative measure of dementia. Therefore, this essay will be considering how physical exercise can be beneficial to the prevention of dementia occurring later on in a human’s life.
There are predictions that by 2050, one fifth of the world will be the elderly cohort
Blondell, Hammersly-Mather and Veerman (2014) found that the appearance of cognitive decline relatively arises in the elderly cohort occurring more commonly from the ages 50 above. They …show more content…
Dementia therefore usually causes distress to both the sufferer and their families. Currently there is no certain cure for dementia, however Blondell et al. (2014) found that physical exercise can be a key aspect of preventing dementia from occurring. They reviewed 47 elderly individuals, 21 of which on cognitive decline and physical exercise and the remaining 26 with dementia. Using meta-analysis, their findings suggested that there seems to an association as individuals in physical exercise; in that those who participated in higher levels of physical activity were at a reduced risk of cognitive decline. In addition, they also found an association in relation to the individuals’ sex, smoking status, alcohol consumption and depression score in that results seemed
There are predictions that by 2050, one fifth of the world will be the elderly cohort
Blondell, Hammersly-Mather and Veerman (2014) found that the appearance of cognitive decline relatively arises in the elderly cohort occurring more commonly from the ages 50 above. They …show more content…
Dementia therefore usually causes distress to both the sufferer and their families. Currently there is no certain cure for dementia, however Blondell et al. (2014) found that physical exercise can be a key aspect of preventing dementia from occurring. They reviewed 47 elderly individuals, 21 of which on cognitive decline and physical exercise and the remaining 26 with dementia. Using meta-analysis, their findings suggested that there seems to an association as individuals in physical exercise; in that those who participated in higher levels of physical activity were at a reduced risk of cognitive decline. In addition, they also found an association in relation to the individuals’ sex, smoking status, alcohol consumption and depression score in that results seemed