Being underweight in middle age associated with increased dementia risk

Friday, April 10, 2015 - 11:00 in Psychology & Sociology

Middle-aged people who are underweight (with a Body Mass Index [BMI] less than 20 kg/m2) are a third more likely to develop dementia than people of similar age with a healthy BMI, according to new research.

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