Heavy Elderly Are Not At Risk for Memory Loss
By admin on Jan 10, 2008 in Health
Elderly adults who are overweight do not have to worry about increased dementia, according to a new study.
It has been commonly believed obesity in older people contributed to such conditions as Alzheimer’s because extra weight can aid high blood pressure and diabetes.
But not so with aging adults. In fact, the opposite may be true. Being underweight can possibly contributer to the brain becoming malnourished which in turn could starve off brain cells.
Heavy Elderly Not at Risk of Memory Decline
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