Body mass index, diet, physical inactivity, and the incidence of dementia in 1 million UK women

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Body mass index, diet, physical inactivity, and the incidence of dementia in 1 million UK women

Neurology® — Floud S, Simpson RF, Balkwill A, et al. | January 16, 2020

In a large, 20-year, prospective study, researchers ascertained if midlife obesity is a cause of dementia and if low BMI, low caloric intake, and physical inactivity are causes or merely consequences of the gradual onset of dementia. In total, over 1.1 million UK women (mean age: 56 [SD: 5] years) were recruited and queried about their height, weight, caloric intake, and inactivity. The researchers concluded that midlife obesity is the only factor examined likely to be causally related to dementia.

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