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Being Overweight in Midlife Is Associated With Lower Cognitive Ability and Steeper Cognitive Decline in Late Life

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2009

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Anna Dahl, Linda B. Hassing, Eleonor I. Fransson, Stéphanie M. van den Berg, Margaret Gatz, C. A. Reynolds, Nancy L. Pedersen
The Journals of Gerontology Series A

Abstract

Higher midlife BMI scores precede lower general cognitive ability and steeper cognitive decline in both men and women. The association does not seem to be mediated by an increased risk for dementia.

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