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Tip 119: Muscle mass protects against Alzheimer’s disease
by Charles Poliquin
5/19/2010 11:52:06 AM
The stronger your muscles as you age, the less likely you are going to develop Alzheimer’s. This is based on a study involving 970 subjects of a mean age of 80, published in the November 2009 issue of Archives of Neurology.
Another reason to favor strength training over cardiovascular which is linked to increased Alzheimer risk.
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