British scientists have found that a sedentary lifestyle, such as watching TV or working at a computer, takes up most of the free time of adults and is associated with an increased risk of chronic diseases and mortality.. In particular, dementia. It is reported by Rnas. org. Reducing cognitively passive TV viewing and increasing cognitively active functions are noted to be promising targets for reducing the risk of neurodegenerative diseases.. Sedentary lifestyle is associated with cardiometabolic disease and mortality. A total of 146,651 participants from the British Biobank aged 60 and over were included.. A total of 3,507 people were diagnosed with all-cause dementia during the median follow-up period.. Recall that excessive alcohol consumption is the main risk factor for the development of all types of dementia.. Scientists have listed activities that will help avoid dementia. Subscribe to our channel https://t. me/korrespondentnet Author: 1.