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New Insight Into How Obesity, Insulin Resistance Can Impair Cognition

posted by mrpg on Tuesday April 23 2019, @02:55AM   

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Obesity can break down our protective blood brain barrier resulting in problems with learning and memory, scientists report.

[...] People who have obesity and diabetes have higher rates of cognitive impairment as they age and most of the related structural changes are in the hippocampus, a center of learning and memory and Stranahan's focus of study. Fat is a source of inflammation and there is evidence that reducing chronic inflammation in the brain helps prevent obesity-related memory loss.

In a model that mimics what happens to some of us, young mice fed a high-fat diet got fat within two weeks, and by 16 weeks they had increases in fasting glucose and insulin concentrations, all signs that diabetes is in their future.

Source: New insight into how obesity, insulin resistance can impair cognition

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• Correlation is not Collusion (Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 23 2019, @07:04AM

  by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 23 2019, @07:04AM (#833745)

  First, a fine article on something sharing a name with us. Soylent Something, not Green.

  Then Bacon, uncured, but still cured, only naturally.

  And now, at the end, a Fine article on obesity and diabetes and not being halal.

  Something to do with Notre Casa, and Muslin fabric, am I right? Or am I alt-right?

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