Obesity increases risk of Alzheimer’s later in life by 80%

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According to a review of 10 studies, obesity increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease later in life by 80 percent. Risk Poorly Understood?

Obesity influence of Alzheimer’s risk poorly understood?

“However, obesity’s influence on dementia remains poorly understood,” the paper notes.

 

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Comment: It’s the inflammation

Comment: It’s the inflammation.

One researcher said that “obesity is a chronic state of inflammation.”

Anti-inflammatory drugs, such as ibuprofen, and anti-inflammatory food ingredients, such as curcumin, have been shown to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s.

Therefore, it seems obvious to me that inflammation is the problem.

REFERENCE

Beydoun M, Beydoun H, Wang Y. Obesity and central obesity as risk factors for incident dementia and its subtypes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Obes Rev. 2008 May, 9(3):204-18.

AUTHOR’S CONTACT INFORMATION

Center for Human Nutrition
Department of International Health
Bloomberg School of Public Health
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.

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