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Higher Dementia Risk For Fat Bellied 40 Year Olds
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by Vinny | March 26, 2008 at 03:10 pm
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NEW YORK - Having a big belly in your 40s can boost your risk of getting Alzheimer's disease or other dementia decades later, a new study suggests.
• Participants with normal body weight and high belly measurements were 89 percent more likely to have dementia.
• Overweight people were 82 percent more likely if they had a low belly measurement, but more than twice as likely if they had a high belly measurement.
• Obese people were 81 percent more likely if they had a low belly measurement, but more than three times as likely if they had a high measurement.
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at 16:38 on March 26th, 2008
Vinny, I like this story. I been wondering why I am forgetting things, I thought is was the late nights reading the Nowpublic banter.
at 17:02 on March 26th, 2008
I did think of a good reply, but it's gone now.
at 17:10 on March 26th, 2008
Haha, nice photo choice.
at 20:39 on March 26th, 2008
Hi Vinny,
When I read the title on the front page (because it sounded ludicrous!) and clicked through, the sight of Homer there just cracked me up - it was the perfect choice!
I wonder what the mechanism and physiology is that links fat bellies to Alzheimers. It's interesting to say the least, because if it's true, it means that it can be avoided!
Then again, people who are chronically fat for no reason other than over-indulgence, won't change their lifestyles anyway. They've known about all the other dangers for years, but the majority will plead that they've tried to lose weight and simply couldn't.
~ Swan
at 20:49 on March 26th, 2008
Vinny, I had something great to say, i think, wait what story is this, can someone show me how to get to politics.
Swan, The bottom line, I mean tummy line, is that a beer gut causes all the blood to go to the stomach. sapping all of the O2 from the brain. But why listen to me.. I am 45 and 240 lbs.
at 04:42 on April 2nd, 2008
I think that beer gut is quite sexy. Carry on with it!
Gerry Popplestone