Submitted by Eternity on Tue, 08/25/2009 - 21:28.
Live Science - A new study finds obese people have 8 percent less brain tissue than normal-weight individuals. Their brains look 16 years older than the brains of lean individuals, researchers said today.
Those classified as overweight have 4 percent less brain tissue and their brains appear to have aged prematurely by 8 years.
The results, based on brain scans of 94 people in their 70s, represent "severe brain degeneration," said Paul Thompson, senior author of the study and a UCLA professor of neurology.
"The brains of obese people looked 16 years older than the brains of those who were lean, and in overweight people looked 8 years older," Thompson said. Read more.
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Here's the article at Live Science, for some context: Obese People Have 'Severe Brain Degeneration'
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Thanks Jeff,
I always add links to my post. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. The link has now been added at the end of the original post.
Eternity