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• • Sedentary lifestyle increases future dementia risk significantly.
• • Sedentary behavior also triggers physical problems like obesity and heart disease.
• • Routine exercise does not fully neutralize harm from prolonged daily sitting.
• • Low physical activity disrupts glucose metabolism and triggers insulin resistance.
• • Insulin resistance limits oxygen supply to the brain.
• • Insulin resistance stimulates accumulation of beta-amyloid protein triggering Alzheimer’s.
• • Prolonged sitting increases risk of hypertension and cardiovascular disease.
• • Cardiovascular issues damage small blood vessels supplying nutrients to the brain.
• • Brain imaging studies link sedentary habits to thinning of gray matter in the hippocampus.
• • Hippocampus governs memory and learning processes.
• • Experts recommend breaking sitting duration with light movement every hour.
• • Experts recommend adopting the MIND diet method.
• • Experts recommend increasing intake of berries.
• • Experts recommend increasing intake of Omega-3 rich healthy fats.