Weight Loss In Old Age May Signal Dementia

May 21st, 2009 by admin

A new study shows that older people who are thinner or are losing weight quickly are at a higher risk of developing dementia, especially if they started out overweight or obese. The research is published in the May 19, 2009, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. For the study, researchers followed for eight years 1,836 Japanese Americans in Washington state with an average age of 72.

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