Association of Obesity With Cognitive Decline in Black and White Americans.

Emmanuel QuayeAndrzej T GaleckiNicholas TiltonRachael WhitneyEmily M BriceñoMitchell S V ElkindAnnette L FitzpatrickRebecca F GottesmanMichael GriswoldAlden L GrossSusan R HeckbertTimothy M HughesW T LongstrethRalph L SaccoStephen SidneyB Gwen WindhamKristine YaffeDeborah A Levine

Published in: Neurology (2022)

These results suggest that obesity is associated with lower initial cognitive scores and may potentially attenuate declines in cognition after accounting for BP and FPG.

Keyphrases

cognitive decline
mild cognitive impairment
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
weight gain
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
body mass index