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A new study has been made from the University of South Australia. The researchers found that some types of obesity lead to a reduction in the brain\u2019s gray matter. They have gone into further investigation to see how it is associated with risk of dementia and stroke. This study comes in a timely fashion because obesity has become common almost everywhere. Hence, the link between body fat and cognitive health can be quite alarming.<\/p>\n

The researchers involved reported that people with unfavorable or neutral types of obesity were extremely at risk of reduction in the brain\u2019s gray matter.<\/p>\n

Could this be the crucial connection between weight and health? Health experts certainly believe that there\u2019s a link, and hopefully, when they will be able to fully establish their findings, a cure can be made. Or, better yet, a way to avoid the problem altogether.<\/p>\n

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The Study Explained<\/h2>\n

This latest study made by researchers from the University of South Australia explores the connection between\u00a0body fat\u00a0and the risk of\u00a0suffering from dementia\u00a0or\u00a0stroke. Their findings have found a link between some types of body fat and a reduction in\u00a0gray matter. The said gray matter is a part of the brain that contains most of its neurons. This is also extremely critical to the individual\u2019s cognitive function.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lead author\u00a0Anwar Mulugeta, Ph.D., researcher at the Australian Centre for Precision Health at the University of South Australia, explained the link and said, \u201cWe found that people with higher levels of obesity, especially those with metabolically unfavorable and neutral adiposity subtypes, had much lower levels of gray brain matter, indicating that these people may have compromised brain function, which needed further investigation.\u201d<\/strong><\/em> Further details of the study appears in the journal\u00a0Neurobiology of Aging<\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Gray Matter and Its Link to cognitive Functioning<\/h2>\n

Dr. Mulugeta talked to Medical News Today<\/em> and explained, \u201cGray matter is an essential component of the brain that is rich in neuronal cell bodies, glial cells, and capillaries. As it is located in different regions of the brain, the gray matter has multiple roles, including learning, memory, cognitive function, attention, and muscle control.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

In a related statement,\u00a0Dr. Christina E. Wierenga may have not been involved in the study but explained to MNT how \u201cage-related cognitive decline and dementia are often associated with reduced gray matter, called atrophy.\u201d<\/strong> <\/em>She further added, \u201cFor instance, Alzheimer\u2019s disease dementia is associated specifically with hippocampal atrophy, or reduced gray matter in the hippocampus, which extends to other regions as the disease progresses. So, in some regards, [the] quantity of gray matter may signify cognitive health.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Obesity \u2013 An Epidemic<\/h2>\n

Obesity\u00a0has been on the rise and has become a worldwide issue. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), nearly\u00a02 billion\u00a0adults currently suffer from being overweight, and a whopping 650 million of those who are overweight suffer from obesity.<\/p>\n

The problem isn\u2019t exclusive to adults alone. In fact, extends to children as well. North of 40 million children younger than 5 years old and over 340 million young people aged 15 to 19 years of age have fallen victims to being overweight or obese. The experts from WHO reports that there is an association between overweight or obesity and a variety of health issues such as <\/strong>cardiovascular disease (in particular, heart disease\u00a0and stroke), diabetes, musculoskeletal disorders, such as\u00a0osteoarthritis, and certain forms of cancer.<\/p>\n

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The Different Kinds of Obesity<\/h2>\n

Dr. Mulugeta explained, \u201cIn this study, we investigated the causal relationships of individuals within three metabolically different obesity types \u2014 unfavorable, neutral, and favorable \u2014 to establish whether specific weight groups were more at risk than others.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The lead author of the study further explained that there are actually three kinds or types of obesity. He\u00a0 said, \u201cIndividuals with a high genetic load for unfavorable adiposity are characterized by fat accumulation around the abdomen and internal organs, high cholesterol, and increased risk of type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

He went on to further explain, \u201cIndividuals with favorable adiposity have fat accumulation more around the hip and less on the internal organs, with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes and connective heart diseases. Individuals with neutral adiposity have no link with type 2 diabetes and connective heart diseases.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prof. Elina Hypp\u00f6nen, the study\u2019s senior author, spoke out about this and said,\u201cEven in a relatively normal weight individual, excess weight around the abdominal area may be a cause of concern.\u201d<\/em><\/strong> The professor further added, \u201cIt is increasingly appreciated that obesity is a complex condition and that especially excess fat which is located around the internal organs [has] particularly harmful effects on health.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

There is evidence of obesity\u2019s complicated role especially when it comes to the health of a person. Dr. Wierenga actually talked about the \u201cobesity paradox.\u201d For those unfamiliar with the new term, she explained this by saying how \u201cobesity in midlife is associated with poor cognition and increased risk of cognitive decline, but [\u2026] increased [body mass index (BMI)] in late life [may be] associated with better cognition \u2014 perhaps due to the fact that decreased BMI in late life may reflect overall poorer health\/nutrition.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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The Study Finds <\/strong>Connection Between Obesity and Mental Health<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The researchers of the study went on to analyze over 336,000 self-reported health records found in the UK Biobank. They managed to document the experiences of almost 28,000 individuals for this before they connected these records collected to hospital and death records to track associations with cases of dementia and with strokes. The findings were alarming because the study found that for every extra 3 kilograms of body weight in a person of average height, the amount of gray matter decreased by about 0.3 percent.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn practice,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> explained Prof. Hypp\u00f6nen, \u201cour findings very much support the need to look at the type of obesity when assessing the type of likely health impact.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Mulugeta also noted, \u201cHowever, we did not find conclusive evidence to link a specific obesity subtype with dementia or stroke. Instead, our study suggests the possible role of inflammation and metabolic abnormalities and how they can contribute to obesity and gray matter volume reduction.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

While irrefutable evidence has yet to be made, this study is definitely a step closer to finding the solution to problems such as dementia, heart disease, and some types of cancer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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