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Does obesity really increase your risk of dementia?

By Scott Chiesa, Senior Research Fellow and Alzheimer's Research UK David Carr Fellow, UCL

Many dementia charities advise people to maintain a healthy weight to reduce their risk of dementia. But some studies have suggested that obesity might actually protect against dementia. What does the science say?

The evidence linking obesity to dementia does at first appear to be convincing.…

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