Metabolism and Memory: Obesity, Diabetes, and Dementia
When Michelle Obama launched her Let ’s Move! campaign against childhood obesity in 2010, it came on the heels of data showing that 36% of U.S. adults and 17% of U.S children and adolescents were obese (1). The associated health risks outlined by Ms. Obama’s team reflected the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s consensu s, which emphasized a myriad of adverse outcomes ranging from cancer to arthritis to coronary artery disease. Among these public health messages, the neuropsychiatric consequences of obesity have narrowly focused on cerebrovascular disease, such as stroke, and the psychological consequences of stigm a.
Source: Biological Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Daniel Shalev, Melissa R. Arbuckle Tags: Clinical Commentary Source Type: research
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