Having a pot belly in middle age could raise people's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Dr Sudha Seshadri from Boston University School of Medicine led a study of over 700 people with an average age of 60. The participants had their body-mass index, waist-to-hip ratio and abdominal fat measured and had MRI scans to measure the volume of their brains. The higher people's body-mass index - i.e. the more overweight they were - the lower the volume of their brains was. There was a stronger connection between visceral obesity - a pot belly - and a reduction in brain volume.
You can find out more about this research at
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/7756628/Middle-age-spread-linked-to-dementia.html
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