The effect of body mass index on global brain volume in middle-aged adults: a cross sectional study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Obesity causes or exacerbates a host of medical conditions, including cardiovascular, pulmonary, and endocrine diseases. Recently obesity in elderly women was associated with greater risk of dementia, white matter ischemic changes, a...

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Main Authors: Trivedi Mehul A, Carlsson Cynthia M, Ward Michael A, Sager Mark A, Johnson Sterling C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-12-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2377/5/23