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“Beer Bellies” Have Higher Dementia Risk, Study Says
Cheree Cleghorn | May 20, 2010
“People who carry a lot of weight around their middle are at increased risk of developing dementia, say researchers.
“A US study of more than 700 adults showed that being overweight is associated with smaller brain volume, a factor linked with dementia.
“The finding was particularly strong in those with high levels of visceral fat – fatty tissue which sits around the organs, Annals of Neurology reported.”
Source: BBC, May 20, 2010
Source Cited: Annals of Neurology, May, 2010.
