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Obesity, but Not Poor Diet and Inactivity, Linked to Higher Risk of Dementia
Could Being Inactive and Eating Poorly Be Early Signs of Dementia, Not Causes?
Newswise — MINNEAPOLIS – A large study that followed more than one million women for nearly two decades has found that obesity in midlife is linked to a greater risk of dementia later in life; however, poor diet and lack of exercise are not. The study is published in the December 18, 2019, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
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