Weight loss in old age may signal dementia

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - 10:35 in Health & Medicine

A new study shows that older people who are thinner or are losing weight quickly are at a higher risk of developing dementia, especially if they started out overweight or obese. The research is published in the 19 May 2009 print issue of Neurology(R), the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology...

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