Study Suggests Link Between Being Overweight And Having Poorer Memory
- 8 years ago
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have found some evidence to suggest a link between poorer memory and being overweight.
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have found evidence to suggest a link between poorer memory and being overweight.
Their findings support previous research that associates excess body weight with less than optimal functioning of the brain--the hippocampus and frontal lobe in particular. Those are the areas which regulate memory and decision-making, respectively.
Dr. Lucy Cheke noted, “Increasingly, we’re beginning to see that memory – especially episodic memory, the kind where you mentally relive a past event – is also important. How vividl
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have found evidence to suggest a link between poorer memory and being overweight.
Their findings support previous research that associates excess body weight with less than optimal functioning of the brain--the hippocampus and frontal lobe in particular. Those are the areas which regulate memory and decision-making, respectively.
Dr. Lucy Cheke noted, “Increasingly, we’re beginning to see that memory – especially episodic memory, the kind where you mentally relive a past event – is also important. How vividl