High Blood Pressure, Obesity Linked to Memory Loss in Elderly, University Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2 and Sanofi-Aventis (France) Study

USA Today -- Older people who have larger waistlines, high blood pressure and other risk factors associated with a condition doctors call “metabolic syndrome” may be at higher risk of memory problems, a new study suggests. In the large French study, older adults with metabolic syndrome were 20% more likely to have cognitive decline on a memory test than those without it.

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