Occurrence of Alzheimer's disease will (UPDATE: probably not) skyrocket in coming years due to the obesity epidemic
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Update: this post is probably mostly wrong (sorry!). I made an updated post that I stand behind. Obesity doesn’t seem to be a strong predictor of Alzheimer’s disease at all. The research I based the other article on is misleading. One of the strongest predictors of Alzheimer’s disease is obesity. A 2007 study of 10,136 people found that mid-life body mass index (BMI) has a huge correlation with occurrence of Alzheimer’s disease later in life. Specifically, those obese at mid-life (BMI ≥ 30) had a 3.1 fold increased likelihood of developing Alzheimer’s disease later in life. People are simply overweight (not obese) have about a two-fold increase in Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis later in life [1].
Occurrence of Alzheimer's disease will (UPDATE: probably not) skyrocket in coming years due to the obesity epidemic
Occurrence of Alzheimer's disease will…
Occurrence of Alzheimer's disease will (UPDATE: probably not) skyrocket in coming years due to the obesity epidemic
Update: this post is probably mostly wrong (sorry!). I made an updated post that I stand behind. Obesity doesn’t seem to be a strong predictor of Alzheimer’s disease at all. The research I based the other article on is misleading. One of the strongest predictors of Alzheimer’s disease is obesity. A 2007 study of 10,136 people found that mid-life body mass index (BMI) has a huge correlation with occurrence of Alzheimer’s disease later in life. Specifically, those obese at mid-life (BMI ≥ 30) had a 3.1 fold increased likelihood of developing Alzheimer’s disease later in life. People are simply overweight (not obese) have about a two-fold increase in Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis later in life [1].