People who are in their 40s and have big bellies are much more likely to get Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia in their 70s, according to a new research that for the first time, links the middle age spread to fading minds. Are you peering down to check if your stomach qualifies? Wait, there’s more.
The study of more than 6000 people found the more fat they had in their guts in their early to mid 40s, the greater their chances of becoming forgetful or confused or showing other sings of senility as they aged. Those who had the largest mid sections faced more than twice the risk of the leanest. Surprisingly, a sizable belly seems to increase the risk even among those who are not obese, or overweight.
The fat in the abdomen is the most dangerous kind. Previous studies have linked the apple shaped physique to a greater risk of diabetes, heart disease, even cancer. Researchers suspect that that fat cell is the worst because of their proximity to major organs. There is a lo of work out there that suggests that the fat wrapped around your inner organs in much more metabolically active than other type of fat right under the skin. The amount of fat in the abdomen, even after accounting for alternative explanations such as other diseases, bad habits and lower education. Stomach fat might increase the risk of dementia in the same way that it promotes heart disease-boosting blood pressure and constricting blood flow