Skeletal muscle adiposity is a novel risk factor for poor cognition in African Caribbean women.
Adrianna I Acevedo-FontánezRyan K CvejkusJoseph M ZmudaAllison L KuipersEmma Barinas-MitchellAkira SekikawaVictor WheelerCaterina RosanoIva MiljkovicPublished in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2023)
These findings suggest that greater myosteatosis is associated with slower information processing speed, an early indicator of cognitive impairment. Further studies are needed to establish this association in this and other populations using an expanded battery of cognitive tests with longitudinal follow-up and to identify the biological mechanisms underlying this relationship.
Keyphrases
- skeletal muscle
- cognitive impairment
- insulin resistance
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- mild cognitive impairment
- pregnancy outcomes
- adipose tissue
- health information
- white matter
- metabolic syndrome
- case control
- weight gain
- cervical cancer screening
- healthcare
- pregnant women
- breast cancer risk
- body mass index
- social media