Obesity accelerates the rise of Alzheimer’s-related blood biomarkers far more rapidly than previously recognized. Long-term imaging and plasma data show that obese individuals experience much faster increases in proteins linked to neurodegeneration and amyloid buildup. Surprisingly, blood tests detected these changes earlier than PET scans. The results point to obesity as a major, modifiable contributor to Alzheimer’s progression.
  • Donald J. Musk@lemmy.todayOPMEnglish
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    13 days ago

    This is super interesting to me. My former career was caring for Alzheimer’s patients. And none that I worked with, had a history of obesity.

    It’s one of the more horrible diseases, and I hope they find a cure for it.