MRI studies by Paul Thompson PhD, UCLA Professor of Neurology, revealed that brains of
overweight individuals showed 4 percent less brain tissue, while obese brains
had 8 percent less tissue than those of normal-weight people. The brains of overweight
persons looked 8 years older and those of obese individuals looked 16 years
older than those of normal-weight people. Obesity is linked with more
than 50 diseases—including type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, cardiovascular
disease, cancer and cancer reoccurrence, and dementia. Obesity may even be
worse for females. Women who are obese throughout life are at increased risk
for developing dementia, perhaps due to increased secretion of cortisol.
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