Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Obese People Have 'Severe Brain Degeneration' - Yahoo! News

A new study finds obese people have 8 percent less brain tissue than normal-weight individuals. Their brains look 16 years older than the brains of lean individuals, researchers said today.

Those classified as overweight have 4 percent less brain tissue and their brains appear to have aged prematurely by 8 years.

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