Being fat actually makes you dumber
8/21/2012Experts intermittently gave a group of 6,000 people cognitive tests over a period of 10 years. The results, published in the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, found that obese people who were suffering from unhealthy metabolic changes like high blood pressure and elevated cholesterol, showed a dramatic decrease in cognitive skills, including memory. So if you’re struggling to remember how much you have eaten, it might be time to slim down. [Source]
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