Peter cats and dogs are not only the family of their owners, but they also provide invaluable emotional support and communication. It is common knowledge that the presence of pets can help reduce stress and improve overall well -being. Adding to it, the study from Japan showed that people who are 65 years and above have a less risk of having a dementia, almost 40 percent if they have a home dog. This shows the scientific connection of dog owners and their reduction in the risk of dementia.
The study was conducted by the Toki Capital Institute for Heriatric and Genetology for about 12,000 people aged 65 and older who lived in Tokyo, Japan for four years. Participants interviewed their property on pets; They were asked if they had cats, dogs or no pets. They also reported the types of exercises they were engaged at least twice a week, including walking, running, yoga, swimming and cycling.
After four years, the researchers overestimated their health, focusing on the development of symptoms of dementia.
According to the reports, the researchers calculated the risk of dementia using the “chances coefficient”. While dog owners had a risk ratio of 0.6, cats owners had 0.98, while those who did not have pets had a 1.0 initial risk.
In the study, the researchers noted three key points as shown in the study:
• “Dog property has the presence of incidents that disabled the dementia.
• Dog owners with exercise habits and no social isolation have a much less risk.
• While the ownership of CAT was not effective to prevent dementia. “
It was also noted that dog owners left home more often than those who did not have pets and pets. This led to their strengthening of social interactions, which reduced the risk of dementia. In addition, dog owners had a relatively more active lifestyle that prevented the pathological protein increase in their brain, which is often observed in patients with dementia.
The study concluded: “This promising study showed that the property on dogs had a supermetic impact on incidents that disable dementia after adjusting the background factors over the course of a 4-year observation period. In particular, dog owners with the habit of exercise and no social insulation It had a much less risk of shutdown. “
Subsequently, it is said: “Care of dogs can contribute to maintaining physical activity, including exercises and social involvement even in the conditions of restriction of interactions such as the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Meanwhile, the researchers also studied the influence of domestic cats on their owners. Researchers have considered the link between CAT ownership and prevention. Their conclusions show that the cat possession does not significantly reduce the risk of dementia.
Dr. Yu. Tonigucci, the lead author of the study, explained that it was probably because cat owners do not go to their cats, and cats facilitate social interactions in the same way as dogs.
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