Active Lives Ward Off Alzheimer's

A recent study found that people who are physically active or who play games or music have a lower risk of Alzheimer's disease.

The study found that people who were less active were more than three times more likely to have Alzheimer's than those who were active. Activities like gardening, exercising and playing board games or a musical instrument were part of the lifestyle in those less likely to develop the disease.

Those who didn't have Alzheimer's also were more likely to have been active between the ages of 40 and 60 regardless of age, income, gender and education.

Another study suggests that vegetables also ward off Alzheimer's.

Consuming a diet rich in vegetables may be another way to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's.

US Scientists have found that a diet high in unsaturated, unhydrogenated fats- found in vegetables and some oils- may help lower risk.

Conversely, a diet high in saturated fats- found in meat and dairy products- increase the risk of developing the Alzheimer's disease.

Lead researcher Dr. Martha Clare Morris revealed to BBC NewsOnline in a recent article that "there are studies to suggest that a diet high in unsaturated fat and low in saturated fat may raise levels of good cholesterol and lower levels of bad cholesterol in the blood."