Alejandro Santos-Lozano, Helios Pareja-Galeano, Fabian Sanchis-Gomar, Miguel Quindós-Rubial, Carmen Fiuza-Luces, Carlos Cristi-Montero, Enzo Emanuele, Nuria Garatachea, Alejandro Lucia
OBJECTIVE: To explore whether being physically active can decrease Alzheimer disease (AD) risk. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS: We conducted a meta-analysis of prospective observational cohort studies reporting the association between physical activity (PA) and incident AD. Relevant articles were identified by title and abstract in the electronic databases PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Scopus using the keywords Alzheimer, Alzheimer disease, Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's disease, physical activity, sport, exercise, sedentary, fitness, and combinations thereof for articles published in any language up to February 15, 2016...
August 2016: Mayo Clinic Proceedings