Background: Adiposity measured in mid-or late-life and estimated using anthropometric
measures such as body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), or metabolic …

Introduction We determined associations of total and regional adiposity with incident
dementia among older adults. Methods Within the population‐based Rotterdam Study …

Background The association between body mass index (BMI) in late-life and dementia risk
remains unclear. We investigated the association between BMI changes over a 2-year …

Background Obesity has been associated with increased risk of dementia with several
studies reporting a reverse causality, with weight loss preceding the onset of dementia …

Introduction To examine the independent association of body mass index (BMI) in early
adulthood with dementia incidence among men and women. Methods We studied 5104 …

Objective: The relation of overweight to dementia is controversial. We aimed to examine the
association of midlife overweight and obesity with dementia, Alzheimer disease (AD), and …

Background: There is ongoing debate about whether a decline in body mass represents a
true risk factor for dementia, whether it is a phenotypic marker of incipient dementia, or …

The June issue of JAMDA features García-Ptacek et al's 1 investigation of the relationship
between body mass index (BMI) and mortality risk in patients with incident dementia. The …

Objective: Obesity is a risk factor of dementia. Current forecasts of dementia prevalence fail
to take the rising obesity prevalence into account. Design and Methods: Embase and …

Dementia and obesity are significant public health concerns. Alzheimer's disease affects 5.3
million adults, while 72.5 million adults are obese. Emerging evidence linking body mass …