According to the analysis presented at the International Conference of the Alzheimer’s Association, work really is health! This study conducted by Inserm on the initiative of the International Center for Longevity (CIL) shows that by pushing back the retirement age from 60 to 65, the risk of suffering from Alzheimer’s diseasedecreases by 15%.
To reach these conclusions, the International Center for Longevity conducted a survey of 429,000 people retired for at least 12 years and contributing to the self-employed social security system (social security for entrepreneurs and craftsmen). The researchers then cross-referenced the data concerning the age of their retirement and their state of health (and in particular the existence or not of Alzheimer’s disease). “This allowed us to observe that each time a person works an extra year, they reduce the risk of suffering from Alzheimer’s disease by 3%,” explains Prof. Forette, president of CIL. “And this decline in risk continues, even beyond the age of 65,” he insists.
Additional research must now be carried out to discover how work can exert a protective effect against Alzheimer’s disease. “Health professionals know that physical and intellectual activity helps reduce mental deterioration in older people. We now need to identify what changes in the brain upon retirement. »
