Oct
17
Extra Pounds May Drain Brain
Apparently if you’re obese, your memory is not as sharp as people of normal weight. Here’s a quote from the article:
“People with higher BMIs scored lower on cognitive tests that examined memory, attention and thought-processing. For example, people on the thin side — with a BMI of 20 — remembered an average of nine of 16 words in a memory test. On the other hand, those with a BMI of 30 remembered an average of seven words.”
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LiveScience.com - Extra Pounds May Drain Brain
Peace,
Russ




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