In women, midlife obesity is associated with increased risk for dementia later in life, while no clear associations are apparent for low body mass index (BMI), low caloric intake, or inactivity at baseline.
Obesity, but not overweight, is associated with poorer working memory in women.
In older adults, BMI-adjusted waist circumference was positively associated with the incidence of dementia.
Reduced cortical thickness in the prefrontal cortex related to childhood obesity may result in compromised executive function.
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) appear to increase the risk for childhood obesity.
Short average sleep duration and short weekend catch-up sleep duration is associated with increased risk for obesity.
Researchers sought to explore the clinical presentations of sleep-disordered breathing in patients with suspected ROHHAD.
Greater body mass index and weight circumference are strongly associated with cortical thinning and reduced gray matter on magnetic resonance imaging.
High pre-diagnostic body mass index and weight gain are associated with a lower risk for ALS several decades later. The strength of the association between BMI and ALS risk increases up to 50 years after BMI measurement.
Estradiol has anti-inflammatory properties and can strengthen the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, which may oppose the effects of visceral adiposity.
