Obesity and Vascular Risk Factors at Midlife and the Risk of Dementia and Alzheimer Disease

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Authors

Miia Kivipelto · Karolinska Institutet

Tiia Ngandu

Abstract

Obesity at midlife is associated with an increased risk of dementia and AD later in life. Clustering of vascular risk factors increases the risk in an additive manner. The role of weight reduction for the prevention of dementia needs to be further investigated.

Topics & Keywords

Nutritional Studies and Diet Diet and metabolism studies Nutrition and Health in Aging

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Archives of Neurology

Volume 62, Issue 10, pp. 1556-60

DOI: 10.1001/archneur.62.10.1556

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