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Article: Big belly now, dementia later? Abdominal fat in midlife tied to future brain disorders, study finds.(Main)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- March 27, 2008
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Byline: BARBARA ANDERSON - McClatchy
FRESNO, Calif. - Going into middle age with a big belly could set the wheels in motion for dementia in later life, a new study says.
Scientists have known for some time that belly size is associated with an increased risk for diabetes, stroke and heart disease, but this is the first study to show a connection between midlife abdominal fat and dementia.
"People need to be concerned not only about their weight, but where they carry their weight in midlife," said Rachel Whitmer, a research scientist at the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Oakland, Calif., and lead researcher of the study.
"The ...