Overweight middle-aged adults at greater risk for cognitive decline later on
The adverse affects of being overweight are not limited to physical function but also extend to neurological function, according to research in the latest issue of The Journals of Gerontology…
“One of the unanticipated consequences of improved medical management of cardiovascular disease is that many obese individuals reach old age,” said Journal Editor Luigi Ferrucci, MD, PhD, of the National Institute on Aging. “We need a better understanding of the causes and consequences of obesity in older individuals — especially when obesity is associated with sarcopenia.”
A study headed by Anna Dahl, MS, of Sweden’s Jönköping University, found that individuals with higher midlife body mass index (BMI) scores had significantly lower general cognitive ability and significantly steeper decline than their thinner counterparts over time. These statistics were compiled from a study of Swedish twins that took place over the course of nearly 40 years, from 1963 to 2002; the results were the same for both men and women…
Similarly, changes in weight also signify declines in overall health. A team of researchers led by Alice M. Arnold, PhD, of the University of Washington, Seattle, found that such fluctuations are significant indicators of future physical limitations and mortality in the elderly. Arnold and her colleagues used data from the Cardiovacscular Health Study…They discovered that a history of cyclically losing and gaining weight increased a person’s chance of having difficulty with activities of daily living — bathing, dressing, eating, etc. — by 28 percent.
I, uh, forgot what I was going to say…
“I, uh, forgot what I was going to say…”
As usual, no-one knows and no-one cares. It’s the story of my life.
Cinaedh
February 25, 2010 at 6:51 am
Yep, absolutely right, you must try harder, no don’t bother you’r really ok, says Mr Con fusion.
zorki
February 25, 2010 at 8:17 am
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Mr. Fusion
February 25, 2010 at 9:37 am
Questions always questions…………
zorki
February 25, 2010 at 10:52 am
I hope you’re feeling better today. It must drain a lot of your energy to be so unbalanced, so much of your life.
Cinaedh
February 26, 2010 at 6:22 am
Nope, plenty of positive energy for those negatives that come along. not unbalanced, obtaining the balance yes indeed. many thanks for your concern.
zorki
February 26, 2010 at 7:24 am
I’m glad to hear you’re stable today.
I was concerned because usually, people who go around trying to spread misery throughout the world tend to have realized they are abject failures as human beings and thoroughly hate themselves for their own darkness of spirit.
Not being very bright, they seem to think if they bring everyone else down to their own level of misery, it will make them feel better. Of course that never works but knowing nothing else, they keep repeating what doesn’t work, over and over again.
I’m sure relieved none of that applies to you.
Cinaedh
February 26, 2010 at 3:27 pm