The Strongest Dementia Risk Signal May Be Hiding in Your Muscles

The Strongest Dementia Risk Signal May Be Hiding in Your Muscles

The strongest link to dementia risk may be hidden in declining muscle, rather than rising weight. A review of more than 80 studies by researchers at Curtin University examined how body weight, body fat, and muscle health relate to dementia risk. People with sarcopenia had a 42 percent higher risk of dementia, the strongest association [...]

Muscle Loss May Be More Closely Linked to Dementia Risk Than Body Weight, Review Finds

As reported on SciTechDaily, a large research review suggests age-related losses in muscle mass, strength, and physical function may have a stronger association with dementia risk than obesity alone. Maintaining muscle health may deserve greater attention in conversations about healthy brain aging, according to a review of more than 80 studies examining the relationship between […]