Abdominal fat at middle age associated with greater risk of dementia

Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 09:31 in Health & Medicine

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine determined that excess abdominal fat places otherwise healthy, middle-aged people at risk for dementia later in life. Preliminary findings suggest a relationship between obesity and dementia that could lead to promising prevention strategies in the future. Results of this study are published early online in Annals of Neurology, a journal of the American Neurological Association...

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