Elevated Body Mass Index and Maintenance of Cognitive Function in Late Life: Exploring Underlying Neural Mechanisms

Elevated Body Mass Index and Maintenance of Cognitive Function in Late Life: Exploring Underlying Neural Mechanisms

Background: Obesity is associated with vascular risk factors that in turn, may increase dementia risk. However, higher body mass index (BMI) in late life may be neuroprotective. The possible neural mechanisms underlying the benefit of higher BMI on cognition in older adults are largely unknown. Thus...

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Main Authors: Chun Liang eHSU, Michelle W Voss, John R Best, Todd C Handy, Kenneth eMadden, Niousha eBolandzadeh, Teresa eLiu-Ambrose
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
Subjects:
executive functions
Body Mass Index
older adults
Mediation analysis
default mode network (DMN)
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnagi.2015.00155/full

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