The relationship between obesity and cognitive impairment is important given the globally
ageing population in whom cognitive decline and neurodegenerative disorders will carry …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the primary cause of age-related dementia. Effective strategies
to prevent and treat AD remain elusive despite major efforts to understand its basic biology …

Importance The aging of the US population is expected to lead to a large increase in the
number of adults with dementia, but some recent studies in the United States and other high …

Introduction We examined whether obesity at ages 50, 60, and 70 years is associated with
subsequent dementia. Changes in body mass index (BMI) for more than 28 years before …

Scope: it has been suggested that overweight/obesity as a risk factor for incident dementia
differs between mid-life and later life. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis …

The relationship between body mass index (BMI)(in midlife and late‐life) and dementia was
investigated in meta‐analyses of 16 articles reporting on 15 prospective studies. Follow‐ups …

The Religious Orders Study is a longitudinal clinical-pathologic cohort study of aging and
Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this manuscript, we summarize the study methods including the …

Background Several risk factors contribute to dementia, but the role of obesity remains
unclear. This study investigated whether increased body weight or central obesity were …

Obesity is defined as abnormal and excessive fat accumulation, and it is a risk factor for
developing metabolic and neurodegenerative diseases and cognitive deficits. Obesity is …

The occurrence of obesity, commonly estimated using body mass index (BMI), and the most
common late-onset dementia, Alzheimer's disease (AD), are increasing globally. The year …