People who are obese at midlife have a 31% higher risk for dementia -- and the risk is especially high for women, new research finds.
"We hope that a substantial portion, but admittedly not all, of dementia cases can be prevented through public health interventions," she said. Cadar is a senior research fellow at University College London.
-- a condition measured by their waist size. Over an average follow-up of 11 years, they were 39% more likely to develop dementia, the study found. Gandy said proteins implicated in inflammation, cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes -- all of which are risk factors for Alzheimer's -- may contribute to the links between obesity and dementia.
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