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🧠 Belly Fat Linked to Brain Shrinkage

Abdominal Fat Connected to Lower Brain Volume & Function

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May 13, 2024
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Being obese carries a 1.6-fold increased risk of dementia compared to non-obese individuals.

That data comes from a recently published paper that studied 204 healthy middle age people. The study evaluated the volume of abdominal fat in these individuals using MRI. (See image below)

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