
tony w
WASHINGTON (AP) — One more reason to watch the waistline: New research says people’s weight in middle age may influence not just whether they go on to develop Alzheimer’s disease, but when.
Being overweight at the age of 50 may speed the onset of Alzheimer’s disease in old age, a study in the journal Molecular Psychiatry said Tuesday. A statistical comparison showed that every extra unit in body mass index (BMI, a height-to-weight ratio) in middle age corresponded to earlier onset of Alzheimer’s by about 6.5 months — what the authors termed a “robust” correlation. “A healthy BMI at midlife may delay the onset of AD,” the study paper said, referring to Alzheimer’s disease.
Pain Practice
Scandinavian Journal of Pain
Biological Research For Nursing
Canadian Family Physician
Pain Practice
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
Pain Practice