A link between obesity and Alzheimer’s disease.
June 30, 2007 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
A recent article at BBC News highlights a connection between obesity and Alzheimer’s disease.
According to Professor Clive Ballard, director of research at the Alzheimer’s Society, “Obesity is a huge risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease. People who are obese at 60 are twice as likely to develop dementia by the time they are 75. If we’re not careful, it might be 2m or 2.5 m who have dementia in 50 years.” (more…)
This connection between obesity and Alzheimer’s disease is not new. Check out these related articles:
Obesity may lead to Alzheimer’s(2003)
Scientists Discover Mechanism Tying Obesity To Alzheimer’s Disease (2005)
Midlife Obesity Raises Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease Later (2006)
A nice round-up of these articles relating to Alzheimer’s and obesity, Liz. I’ve seen them here and there around the Internet. However, it’s a great help to have them compiled together like you’ve done.