As reported by Reuters Health, overweight middle-aged adults tend to score more poorly on tests of memory, attention and learning ability than their thinner peers do, researchers reported Monday.
The findings, they say, suggest that a heavier weight in middle age may mean a higher risk of dementia later in life.
"Our results, along with other previous studies, strongly suggest a greater risk of dementia in these (overweight) persons at middle-age," Cournot told Reuters Health
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