India, Oct. 23 -- In a recent study, researchers analyzed one year of Fitbit data from more than 22,000 adults aged 40 and above to explore the link between walking and neurological diseases.
After following the medical records of participants for the next five years, the results showed that people who walked fewer than 5,000 steps a day had an 80% higher rate of dementia, Parkinson's disease, and stroke than those who walked more than 12,000 steps daily.
Meanwhile, people who walked the least also had higher rates of obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, and depression.
"The takeaway is that how much you move over a year may offer a window into your overall brain-and-body health," said lead author Dr. Meet Popatbhai Kachhadia, a neuro...