Reduce Your Risk of Dementia
According to a December 1, 2023 article in The Mainichi, a study done by the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, showed that dog owners have 40% less dementia risk.
Owning a cat had only minimal effects.
Senior researcher Yu Taniguchi said that “dog care helps people maintain daily exercise habits and opportunities for social participation, which in turn leads to a lower risk of developing dementia.”
