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Research from Denmark (reported in Medical Observer, first published in
'Obesity Research', 2004) followed 5,607 generally healthy postmenopausal women
over 7 years and found those with the best cognitive scores showed weight gain
over the study period. Those with the worst scores had lost considerable weight
during the study period. Researchers concluded that body fat mass is protective
against cognitive impairment and that this protection can be attributed to
endogenous oestradiol derived from visceral fat.
Obesity Research 12:1519-1526 (2004)
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