Senior citizens lifting weights during a "sittercise" class at the East Ridge retirement home in Cutler Bay, Florida. Senior citizens who are positive are better able to keep dementia at bay. Photo: AFP
People who are pessimistic about what life is like during old age may be helping to make their fears come true.
A new study finds that older Americans with negative beliefs about ageing were significantly more likely to develop dementia than their peers who embraced their senior years with zeal.
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