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Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM

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People who are 40 years or older and are at a normal weight but carry an excess of fat around their abdominal area are 89 percent more likely to have dementia later in life than people the same age who are at a normal weight and have a low amount of fat around their middle.
Source: Neurology


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