Excess Body Fat Can Age Your Brain Faster Than Muscle
Research shows maintaining healthy levels of body fat has a beneficial effect on your brain and may slow your rate of cognitive aging. Here's the strategy you should strive for.
STORY AT-A-GLANCE
Increasing research shows that maintaining healthy levels of body fat and greater muscle mass has an effect on your brain health and may slow your rate of cognitive aging
People with higher amounts of abdominal fat had worse fluid intelligence with age, while those with greater muscle mass were more protected against such declines
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