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Best hobbies for preventing dementia revealed: Major study finds reading books or playing an instrument reduces risk by 23%, yoga and dancing have a 17% protective effect, and joining a club or volunteering reduces the probability by 7%
- researchers examined hobbies and dementia rates among 2.1 million people
- those who perform mental tasks had a quarter less odds of receiving a diagnosis
- staying active reduced the risk by a fifth and seeing others reduced it by a tenth
by emily craig health reporter for mailonline
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