A recent study at Loughborough University in the UK, said, compared to single people, married couples low risk of dementia by 60%. The researchers believe that mutual love can induce couples to develop a more healthy lifestyle, reducing the risk of Alzheimer's risk.
The study, which lasted for six years, followed up a total of 6677 subjects ranging in age from 52 to 90 years, with 220 people suffering from dementia during the study.A study member, Professor Gupfors said: 'This may be because married people tend to have healthier lifestyles, including healthier diets, less smoking and drinking, early health services, etc. And married couples are also receiving health services Work hard on coping with dementia. "The study was published in the Journal of Geriatrics.
In recent years, loneliness has been shown to be associated with heart disease, cancer, and obesity. Some studies have even claimed that the health hazard is equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes a day.
Professor Eve Hogg Foster said: 'Heart disease and depression are risk factors for Alzheimer's disease, and the relationship between loneliness and Alzheimer's disease is close to their association with heart disease, while people are social and relieve their stress through social interaction More important than imagined.
