Dementia more common among lightweights
13th April 2015
By Amanda Davey
Being middle-aged and underweight is not a good combination when it comes to dementia risk, according to evidence from the UK.
The study of two million people over a 20-year period shows that compared with normal-weight people, those with a low BMI in midlife are a third more likely to get dementia.
The results also indicate that obesity in middle-age is protective against dementia, a surprising finding that contradicts previous