Obesity in middle age is associated with a higher risk of Alzheimer's disease, according to NBC News (USA). This is the first study to directly compare brain atrophy patterns in two groups of overweight and Alzheimer's patients.
Previous studies have suggested that obesity may cause changes in the body that increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
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Scientists examined the brain structure of more than 1,300 patients in detail and found that both groups of patients had similar thinning of the cerebral cortex in areas involved in learning, memory and judgment. The study was published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.
"Previous studies have reported that obesity can cause changes in the body that increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease — including damage to blood vessels in the brain and the buildup of abnormal proteins. This study breaks new ground," NBC News reported.
Filip Morys - a neuroscience researcher at McGill University (Canada), author of the study pointed out the similarity between the brains of obese people and people with Alzheimer's disease is a thin cerebral cortex.
Obese people may slow the progression of dementia by losing weight. Dr. Sabrina Diano, a metabolic researcher at Columbia Irving Medical Center (USA), has recommended that weight control can reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
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