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Central obesity and increased risk of dementia more than three decades later.

BACKGROUND:Numerous reports show that a centralized distribution of adiposity is a more dangerous risk factor for cardiovascular disease and diabetes...

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Meta-analysis of Alzheimer's disease risk with obesity, diabetes, and related disorders.

BACKGROUND:Late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a multifactorial and heterogeneous disorder with major risk factors including advanced age, presence of an...

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Impulsivity and body fat accumulation are linked to cortical and subcortical brain volumes among adolescents and adults.

Obesity is associated not only with metabolic and physical health conditions, but with individual variations in cognition and brain health....

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Adverse effects of consuming high fat-sugar diets on cognition: implications for understanding obesity.

There is increasing evidence for important roles of key cognitive processes, including attention, memory and learning, in the short-term decision...

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Leaky Gut, Leaky Brain?

‘Leaky gut’ syndrome, long-associated with celiac disease, has attracted much attention in recent years and for decades, was widely known...

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Blood-Brain Barriers in Obesity.

After decades of rapid increase, the rate of obesity in adults in the USA is beginning to slow and the...

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The effects of a high-energy diet on hippocampal function and blood-brain barrier integrity in the rat.

Cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease are linked with intake of a Western diet, characterized by high levels of saturated fats...

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Effect of Hypoproteic and High-Fat Diets on Hippocampal Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability and Oxidative Stress.

Worldwide, millions of people are exposed to dietary imbalance that impacts in health and quality of life. In developing countries,...

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The Cognitive Control of Eating and Body Weight: It's More Than What You "Think".

Over the past decade, a great deal of research has established the importance of cognitive processes in the control of...

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