Obesity may contribute toward neural tissue vulnerability, exacerbate Alzheimer s disease
New research from the University of Sheffield has found being overweight is an additional burden on brain health and it may exacerbate Alzheimer s disease.
The pioneering multimodal neuroimaging study revealed obesity may contribute toward neural tissue vulnerability, whilst maintaining a healthy weight in mild Alzheimer s disease dementia could help to preserve brain structure.
The findings, published in
The Journal of Alzheimer s Disease Reports, also highlight the impact being overweight in mid-life could have on brain health in older age.
More than 50 million people are thought to be living with Alzheimer s disease and despite decades of ground breaking studies and a huge global research effort we still don t have a cure for this cruel disease.
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Obesity may exacerbate effects of Alzheimer’s disease, new study shows
Researchers from the University of Sheffield and the University of Eastern Finland confirm being overweight is an additional burden on brain health and it may exacerbate the disease
Maintaining a healthy weight could help preserve brain structure in people who are already experiencing mild Alzheimer’s disease
New research from the University of Sheffield has found being overweight is an additional burden on brain health and it may exacerbate Alzheimer’s disease.
The pioneering multimodal neuroimaging study revealed obesity may contribute toward neural tissue vulnerability, whilst maintaining a healthy weight in mild Alzheimer’s disease dementia could help to preserve brain structure.