Originally published August 6 2005
Weight gain leads to increased Alzheimer's risk
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
A new study has shown that people who are overweight into middle age are more likely to develop Alzheimer's.
People who are overweight in middle age are 35 percent more likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's or other dementia in later life, says a study of more than 10,000 members of the Kaiser Permanente medical care program who were followed for 20 to 30 years.
Those who are obese in middle age are 74 percent more likely to eventually have dementia.
Earlier studies had trouble linking weight and dementia because people often lose weight as they lose memory.
However, this study weighed the participants decades before they were diagnosed.
The link between weight and dementia remained after scientists factored out high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, heart disease, and stroke-all of which may contribute to dementia.
What to do: Stay lean or slim down with a healthy diet and exercise.
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