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Swapping TV for reading may reduce dementia risk: study

MELBOURNE, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Replacing passive sitting activities such as watching TV with more mentally engaging ones like reading or knitting could reduce the risk of dementia onset in later life, new research reveals. The findings could potentially inform public health guidelines and preventive strategies to reduce dementia, co-author Professor David Dunstan, head of the Baker-Deakin Department of Lifestyle