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| Being Too Slim at Midlife May Boost Dementia Risk Posted: 13 Apr 2015 07:48 AM PDT Being too thin in middle age might be bad for brain health later in life, a new study suggests. Exactly why being underweight —defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of less than 20 —in middle age is linked with dementia is unclear and requires further investigation, said study co-author Dr. Nawab Qizilbash, a clinical epidemiologist and the head of OXON Epidemiology, a research organization ... |
| Doctors fail to check patients' weight in one of world's fattest nations Posted: 12 Apr 2015 06:20 PM PDT Doctors may feel uncomfortable discussing the issue of excess weight with patients or may not have the resources they need to do so, say the authors of new research, published in the Medical Journal of Australia on Monday. |
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