Study Suggests Obesity Can Spark Alzheimer’s Disease-Like Patterns In Brain

According to a new study, obesity can cause changes within the brain that are comparable to symptoms seen in cases of Alzheimer’s disease. The Troubling Link Was Uncovered In A Study Of 1,300+ People Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute (affiliated with McGill University) conducted the research, and the findings were just published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. Upon analyzing brain scans from over 1,300 people, researchers noticed similar patterns of “brain atrophy” between patients with Alzheimer’s and others classified as “obese.” Specifically, they found that both groups experienced “widespread reduced cortical thickness” in areas of the brain that… Read Full Article