Monday, March 31, 2008

A Big Belly Boosts Your Risk of Dementia

A big belly in your 40’s can boost your risk of Alzheimer's disease decades later.

Previous research has already showed that obesity raises your chances of developing dementia, but a new study found a separate risk from storing fat in the abdomen. Even people who weren't overweight were endangered.

Abdominal fat, sometimes described as making people apple-shaped rather than pear-shaped, has been linked to a higher risk of diabetes, stroke and heart disease. Now dementia can be added to that list.

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