Arnold Schwarzenegger recently mentioned the strangest yet compelling scientific study on Alzheimer’s prevention. The 76-year-old fitness icon highlights many unique scientific studies related to health and disease prevention in his newsletter. However, despite its strangeness, the results of the study were too good to ignore.

The bodybuilding icon and his team actively scour journals to find the latest studies that might help his readers better understand health and wellness. The seven-time Mr. Olympia explained how the study found that Viagra, the infamous blue pill, might help prevent Alzheimer’s. Arnie explained how scientists came to that conclusion.

Discovering a hidden effect 

The former Governor of California wrote that “Viagra could lead to a 70 percent lower risk of Alzheimer’s,” in Arnold’s Pump Club. However, before explaining things further, the bodybuilding icon clarified that it wasn’t a “cause-and-effect” study. Neither did scientists handpick the subject and establish criteria for the study. 

Instead, they analyzed not a few hundred or even a few thousand, but 7.2 million health insurance reports. They found those who took “Sildenafil (the ingredient in Viagra),” and observed an interesting phenomenon. Those who took the drug “were much less likely to develop Alzheimer’s during a six-year period,” compared to those who didn’t.

However, since it wasn’t a controlled study, scientists couldn’t narrow down if Sildenafil alone caused the reduction. Hence, Arnold Schwarzenegger explained that further research might happen in the future because the sheer number and correlation are too strong to ignore. However, the Viagra study is the only strangely unique development Arnie has highlighted in his newsletter. Arnold Schwarzenegger mentioned another unexpected study in the same newsletter.

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Exercise reduced hunger?

It’s common for people who workout to grab a snack after each gym session. This is the sole reason why the concept of the post-workout meal exists. However, a recent study found that “moderate or high-intensity workout can be a powerful appetite suppressant.” The study found that the appetite-suppressing effects last at least two hours after a high-intensity workout.

Arnold Schwarzenegger revealed that vigorous exercise triggers GLP-1. The viral weight loss drug Ozempic also triggers the same hormone, leading to appetite suppression. However, unlike the Ozempic, exercise triggers a much milder release of GLP-1. Thus, the effects do not last as long. However, it’s a natural process and thus far safer than drug-induced hormone manipulation.

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While the bodybuilding icon highlighted the Viagra study, he told readers to not take action based on the results. Arnie also informed his readers that thorough research is needed before coming to a concrete conclusion.