Amateur boxing was associated with senile dementia

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Scientists from Cardiff University came to the conclusion that elderly people who boxed in their youth have a higher risk of developing senile dementia. Compared to those who did not engage in boxing, this danger increases three times in former amateur boxers.

Using the data of the currently ongoing long-term study, which covers a period of 35 years, scientists came to the conclusion that the connection between amateur boxing and dementia.

Men who participated in boxing matches in their youth were almost three times more likely to later demonstrate cognitive impairment, which is noted in victims of Alzheimer's disease, compared to their peers who did not enter the ring went out This is another proof of the danger to the health of such sports.

Professional and amateur boxing is accompanied by chronic brain injuries, but professional athletes have been studied for a long time. But in amateur boxing, such studies have not been conducted in the long term.

And now it has been proven that amateur boxing is also associated with long-term brain damage, which can lead to an earlier onset of senile dementia. The scientists based their conclusions on a project that started back in 1979. It included several thousand men who were followed for several decades.

This project tracked the relationship between lifestyle and health. At the time the observation began, the men were between 45 and 59. Every 5 years, they went through a series of tests only including, with the help of these tests, it was possible to detect the initial stages of dementia. Naturally, the obtained results were compared with the health of men, their habits, diet and lifestyle.