Pot bellies linked to dementia

Herald Sun ^ | 26 March 2008

[Aussie Dasher]

HAVING a large belly in middle age nearly triples the risk of developing dementia, a study released today found.

Being overweight in midlife and beyond has long been linked to increased risk for disease such as stroke, diabetes and heart disease.

But this is the first study to link excess fat to dementia and, the research found excess abdominal fat increased the risk even among those who were of normal weight overall.

"Considering that 50 per cent of adults in this country (US) have abdominal obesity, this is a disturbing finding," said study author Rachel Whitmer of the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Oakland, California.

Researchers measured the abdominal fat of 6583 people age 40 to 45 in northern California and some 36 years later 16 per cent had developed dementia, the study published in the journal Neurology found.

Those who were overweight or obese but did not have a pot belly had an 80 per cent increase in the risk of dementia compared to people with a normal body weight and abdominal fat level.

The risk increase jumped to 230 per cent among overweight people with a large belly and 360 per cent among the obese with large abdomens.

[Petronski]

There oughta be a law.

[Chili Girl]

Well - that explains some things...

[Mr. Lucky]

Jeez, your diet generates enough gas to make America energy independent.

[Petronski]

And that’s just the bevvies.

[Jaxter]

In my case it’s the other way around. I mean I’m crazy about beer.

[DGHoodini]

Yet another Rachael...

[Road Warrior ‘04]

Taking some liberty here:

"Considering that 50 per cent of adults in California have abdominal obesity, 16 per cent have dementia!"

Just tying a couple of phrases together, from the article, to make one sentence.

[philled]

I read the headline as Pork Bellies Pot Linked to Dementia and assumed it was about Hillary's commodities trading as an excuse for her inability to accurately recall her trip to the Balkans.

[meanie monster]

[Aussie Dasher]

MUST you bring Helen Thomas into this??????

[gogeo]

That is wrong on so many levels...

[sergeantdave]

Why wasn’t a case of beer mentioned in this story?

[LifeOrGoods?]

Good point. A picture is worth a thousand words...or should I say calories?

[Siberian-psycho]

Large Pot Belly

[LifeOrGoods?]

U should be shot for that one!!

[mtbopfuyn]

Step away from the beer.

[Yo-Yo]

I never make it into Pookie’s Top Ten, so I guess this is a consolation prize.

[Bender2]

Re: HAVING a large belly in middle age nearly triples the risk of developing dementia, a study released today found.

What a crock of... horse--

Hunnnnnnnn? What... were we talking about?

[pepperdog]

Maybe a tummy tuck where they remove the fat would help us, you think?

[big'ol_freeper]

Shoot...I meant to post something on this thread to you...but I forgot.