Fat tied to poor memory

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NEW YORK - Overweight middle-aged adults tend to score more poorly on tests of memory, attention and learning ability than their thinner peers do, researchers reported Monday.The findings, they say, suggest that a heavier weight in middle age may mean a higher risk of dementia later in life.
Reporting in the journal Neurology, the researchers speculate that higher rates of cardiovascular disease or diabetes might help explain the link. But itÂ’s also possible that substances produced by fat cells, such as the hormone leptin, have direct effects on the brain.
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I was gonna post this last week, but ... I forgot ...
 
Hmm.....now if they can tie it into hair loss, it would explain soooo much for me. :D
 
So, like if I loose weight, I would remember what the moves are to the techniques? Shucks, thought I just didn't practice enough. Now, I gotta get skinny!
 
You know if fat is tied to bad memory then why do all those skinny blonde women forget to each lunch all the time...oh wait...
 
Its a flawed study.
How do they know that the fat people they tested would have got any different results if they were skinny, They might have just picked dumb people who happened to be fat.:confused: :)
 
Its a flawed study.
How do they know that the fat people they tested would have got any different results if they were skinny, They might have just picked dumb people who happened to be fat.:confused: :)


You make a great point here. If they really wanted to have a true test they need to test people who are fat then have them lose weight and see if that makes a difference and/or do the inverse. It would be very difficult to test this hypothesis out.
 
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