{"id":15918,"date":"2025-12-01T17:53:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T09:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=15918"},"modified":"2025-12-01T17:53:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T09:53:37","slug":"how-many-steps-to-walk-for-minimum-brain-health-decline-according-to-new-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=15918","title":{"rendered":"How many steps to walk for minimum brain health decline, according to new study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/1280x720\/public\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2025\/12\/01\/c74a9a98-ae75-4b64-b5ec-b53885d97f98_db1249a1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\"><em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">This is the 77th instalment in a<\/em> <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\"><em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">series<\/em><\/span> <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">on dementia, including the research into its causes and treatment, advice for carers, and stories of hope.<\/em><\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Thousands of scientific studies confirm the benefits of walking, one of the most extensively researched forms of physical activity due to its accessibility and broad health impacts.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">We know it is good for us: the contemporary puzzle is how, and how much, walking is best.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">New research shows that we do not need to take as many steps as previously thought to reap significant rewards.<\/p>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University in the US recently collaborated on a study to explore <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">how many steps<\/span> made a difference to brain health.<\/div>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">Wendy Yau Wai-ying and Dr Jasmeer Chhatwal examined older adults who had normal cognitive function, but whose brains contained varying levels of <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">amyloid<\/span> \u2013 a protein build-up considered the earliest hallmark of Alzheimer\u2019s.<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Amyloid is the first protein to accumulate, but tau is the protein more closely tied to the actual memory decline seen in Alzheimer\u2019s. 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