For overweight homeowners … your minds are at risk

A recent study has revealed shocking results on the relationship between overweight and the brain.

The study, published in the Journal of Neurology, revealed that scientists have discovered a potential relationship between an increase in body fat and a narrowing of the brain, according to the British newspaper "The Independent".

After studying 9,000 and 962 people on average 55 years old, the researchers found that 19% of them were obese according to BMI, a measure of weight and height.

The researchers found that among the groups with larger metastases, the amount of gray in the brain was lower than that of the groups whose waist circumference was thinner.

It has been discovered that the owners of large breeds of mind of a small, after undergoing an MRI, the minimum size of the gray matter in their brains is 786 cubic centimeters.

Although the study badociated brain shrinkage with insufficient memory and increased risk of dementia, it was not resolved if excess body fat protected or impaired brain size.

"Our research examined a large group of people and found that obesity is especially present around the middle, which may be badociated with a narrowing of the brain," said Mark Hammer of Loughborough University. .

"It's not clear if obesity can lead to abnormalities in brain structure or vice versa," Hammer said.

The gray matter in the brain is mainly nerve cells, while the "white matter" is interconnected nerve fibers.

Despite the shocking results of the study, she pointed out that the group being examined was in better health than those who preferred not to participate.