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Health Benefits Of Keeping An Aquarium NO.5
5. Studies Show Health Benefits of Aquariums For Improving Alzheimer’s Patients
Multiple studies have been conducted on people with Alzheimer’s and one of the advantages of aquarium.
It has been observed that Alzheimer’s patients, who were exposed to fish tanks, showed less disruptive behavior and consumed more food.
The benefit is attributed to the calming effect that an aquarium and fish have on people, and made Alzheimer’s patients who are either too distracted or agitated to eat their food normally (and have to be provided with nutritional supplements) consumed 20% to 25% more food when in close proximity of an aquarium.