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March
2008

Belly Fat Could Lead to Dementia

category: Dafé’s Café - Daily Dose of Medical News,MyDocHub
by Dafé,

Belly Fat

Another reason to cut down belly fat:

According to a study by Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Oakland, California, “middle-aged people with excess visceral fat – usually apparent in the thick waist or pot belly of an apple-shaped body – are nearly three times more likely to suffer from dementia in their 70s and 80s than people with little to no belly fat.” Now that’s something to think about for those with bulging pot bellies.

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  1. kaiser permanente | 11 April 2008, 13:07

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