Dementia

Data from University of Michigan provide new insights into dementia

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, April 13th, 2009

"The association between body adiposity at older ages and the development of cognitive impairment is unclear. The association of body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference in late life with incidence of cognitive impairment was prospectively examined in a cohort study of 1,351 Latinos, aged 60-101 and residents of the Sacramento, CA, area at study baseline," scientists in the United States report.

"The status of dementia and ''cognitive impairment but not demented'' (CIND) was determined at baseline and at each of five follow-up examinations by a multistage assessment protocol. Incident cases of dementia and CIND were combined (dementia/CIND) for more than 8 years of...

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Source: Obesity and Diabetes Week (2009-04-13)

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