A new study provides more data that achieving a healthy weight in midlife is key to maintaining good brain health as you age. Here's what you need to know. alzheimers
At this point, you probably know that carrying excess weight on your body—particularly extra body fat around your middle—can increase the risk for diabetes, heart disease, stroke, cancer, and dementia. And now, research suggests that being overweight may actually cause certain areas of your brain to become thinner.
researchers discovered that people with bigger waistlines and a high body mass index in their 60s had greater signs of brain aging six years later. Specifically, people with bigger waists and higher BMIs were more likely to have thinning in the cortex area of the brain—even after researchers adjusted for other factors that could affect the cortex such as high blood pressure, alcohol use, and smoking.
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