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Brain Tissue May Waste Away in Obese Women

  • November 22, 2004

Last Saturday's newsletter reported the results of a study about one of the newest perils of obesity: cognitive decline. A Swedish study has found those concerns were more than justified, especially for women. Researchers discovered women who have been obese throughout their lives are more likely to lose brain tissue in their temporal lobe -- thus be increasingly more prone to Alzheimer's disease and cognitive decline -- compared to females of normal weight. The only significant...