Study: The human brain shrinks by gaining weight

Friday – January 11, 2019 AD

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London: Middle East

Some parts of the human brain can contract when it weighs heavily, according to British researchers. In their study, published Thursday, researchers presented on Neurology's website, a neuroscience journal,
However, this effect is found mostly in people who accumulate fat in the middle of the body. At the same time, however, it is unclear whether weight gain is causing these brain changes or whether these changes contribute to weight gain, according to the German news agency. The researchers have not attempted to study the consequences of brain changes that have been found to be present in overweight people.
Scientists have no doubt that weight gain can be the cause of many diseases such as diabetes, joint pain, circulatory problems and breathing difficulties. It is not yet clear if this increase is also a threat to the brain and what is the magnitude of this risk. In previous studies, researchers have found signs of such a risk.
Researchers under the supervision of Mark Hammer, a specialist in sports medicine at the University of Loughborough, in Great Britain, have studied the effects of excess weight on the brain's gray matter, in particular.
For this, the researchers evaluated the data of 962 people aged 55 years. The researchers obtained their Body Mass Index (BMI), which measures body weight based on height and waist / hip ratio. Nineteen percent of these people were considered obese, with a mass index of 30 or more. The researchers then determined the brain size of these people using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to determine the size of the gray and white substance.
The researchers found in the study that gray matter in both mass index and height-to-hip individuals was below size in individuals with a natural index. ranging from waist to hip.

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