Some people put on fat in their bellies, others around their hips. The latest issue of the journal “Neurology” says abdominal fat puts you at higher risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease.
High blood pressure and diabetes are all linked to being overweight. The new study adds another risk. Belly fat at age 40, says the report, gives you two to three times the risk of dementia at age 70.
The new study suggests fat in the abdomen is in a different circulation, is controlled primarily by liver circulation – and the liver seems to be a key organ in inflammation and the hormones that can damage blood vessels in the brain.”
With the added risk comes narrow brain arteries which can reduce blood flow to the brain.
What is fascinating is that people who are normal weight, but have whatever fat they have sitting in their abdomens, are at higher risk for some of the same things as overweight people with heavy abdomens.
The hips and buttocks seems a much safer place to deposit fat. These people are safer from complications of obesity.
Asian and Indian subcontinent people of normal weight are especially affected by fat deposited in the abdomen. If you ever needed prompting to get rid of that beer belly, this is it.
