{"id":73782,"date":"2025-07-18T22:27:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T22:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/73782\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T22:27:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T22:27:21","slug":"shocking-prolonged-sitting-can-shrink-the-brain-and-even-regular-exercise-wont-compensate-for-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/73782\/","title":{"rendered":"Shocking! Prolonged sitting can shrink the brain, and even regular exercise won\u2019t compensate for it |"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Shocking!Research indicates that prolonged sedentary behavior, even with regular exercise, elevates the risk of brain shrinkage and cognitive decline, particularly in older adults. The study, tracking participants over seven years, revealed a link between increased sitting time and neurodegenerative changes, irrespective of physical activity levels. Sitting is the new smoking. Prolonged sitting isn\u2019t just bad for your heart; it could also shrink your brain. This effect cannot be compensated for, even if you work out regularly. Yes, that\u2019s right. A recent study found that sedentary behavior is linked with neurodegeneration and cognitive decline despite engaging in physical activity. A study led by researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of Pittsburgh found that increased sedentary behavior (time spent sitting or lying down) significantly increases the risk of brain shrinkage, related to risk for developing Alzheimer\u2019s disease, especially among older adults. The findings are published in Alzheimer\u2019s & Dementia<\/a>: The Journal of the Alzheimer\u2019s Association. Link between brain shrinkage and prolonged sitting \"brain\"It is known that prolonged sitting increases the risk of chronic diseases, musculoskeletal problems, and even premature death. But this new study has found that it could also lead to cognitive decline. The researchers found that despite regular physical activity, older adults who spend more time sedentary show greater signs of cognitive decline and brain atrophy over time.The study also suggests that sedentary behaviour may be an independent risk factor for Alzheimer\u2019s disease, a condition that already affects millions of people across the globe.The study\"WhatThe researchers looked at 404 adults aged 50 and older for over a seven-year period to undestand the effects of sedentary behavior on cognitive health. The participants were asked to wear activity-monitoring devices for one week to track how much time they spent sitting or lying down. Their sedentary time was then related to their cognitive performance and brain scans captured over a seven-year follow-up period. The researchers found that people who spent more time sedentary were more likely to experience cognitive decline and neurodegenerative changes, regardless of how much they exercised. This was prominent in participants who carried the APOE-e4 allele, a genetic risk factor for Alzheimer\u2019s disease<\/a>. This stresses that reducing sedentary time may be especially important for older adults who are at increased genetic risk for Alzheimer\u2019s disease.\"Constant\u201cReducing your risk for Alzheimer\u2019s disease is not just about working out once a day. Minimizing the time spent sitting, even if you do exercise daily, reduces the likelihood of developing Alzheimer\u2019s disease,\u201d lead author Marissa Gogniat, PhD, assistant professor of Neurology at Pitt and former postdoctoral fellow at the Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer\u2019s Center, said in a statement. <\/p>\n

Sitting for prolonged hours at work: Beware of these side affects!<\/p>\n

“It is critical to study lifestyle choices and the impact they have on brain health as we age. Our study showed that reducing sitting time could be a promising strategy for preventing neurodegeneration and subsequent cognitive decline. This research highlights the importance of reducing sitting time, particularly among aging adults at increased genetic risk for Alzheimer’s disease. It is critical to our brain health to take breaks from sitting throughout the day and move around to increase our active time,\u201d co-author Angela Jefferson, PhD, professor of Neurology and founding director of the Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer\u2019s Center at VUMC, added. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Research indicates that prolonged sedentary behavior, even with regular exercise, elevates the risk of brain shrinkage and cognitive…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":73783,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[10263,51512,16875,1198,210,51513,51511,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-73782","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fitness","8":"tag-alzheimers-disease","9":"tag-brain-shrinkage","10":"tag-cognitive-decline","11":"tag-fitness","12":"tag-health","13":"tag-neurodegeneration","14":"tag-prolonged-sitting","15":"tag-united-states","16":"tag-unitedstates","17":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114876596364057099","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73782"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73782\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}