snagency’s BodyBlog

Little bit of randomness as I wait to work out here this morning..
From yesterdays newspaper, front page:

MIDDLE-AGE BELLY FAT LINKED TO ALHEIMER’S RISK
(Washington Post)
People who have big bellies in their 40’s are much more likely to get Alheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia in their 70’s..
The study of more than 6000 people found the more fat they had in their guts, the greater their chances of showing signs of senility as they aged. Those who had the biggest midsections faced more than twice the risk of the leanest.
"A large belly is the most potent predictor of dementia," said Rachel Whitmer, a research scientistat the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Oakland, CA, who led the new study.
The research is the latest evidence that fat in the abdomen is the most dangerous kind. Previous studies have linked the apple-shaped physique to a greater risk of diabetes, heart disease and even cancer.
Researchers suspect that those fat cells are the worst because of their proximity to major organs. They ooze noxious chemicals, stoking inflammation, constricting blood vessels and triggering other processes that might also cause damage to brain cells..

Wow, doesn’t bode well for the future of the world’s most obese nation.
Just another reason to keep that six-pack up, eh guys & gals?

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