🚨 Health Alert! 🚨 New insights have surfaced about the connection between waistline size and cognitive decline in middle-aged women. 📉
Research has found that gaining weight around the waist during the perimenopausal and postmenopausal periods may increase the risk of dementia. 🧠🔍 The study highlights that “central adiposity” (that’s belly fat to you and me) might be a key factor in cognitive decline. With menopause comes a drop in oestrogen levels, which is linked with reducing insulin sensitivity and raising inflammation. These factors, combined with visceral fat (the kind that hugs your organs), pose serious health risks such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and even Alzheimer’s disease. 🚫🍔
This deep dive involved over 700 women aged 42 to 58, exploring how waist size might signal cognitive and metabolic issues. Findings show that women with a higher waist-to-hip ratio didn’t score well on cognitive tests, especially in areas like visual attention and executive function. 📏👩🔬
Doctors and researchers urge the importance of early intervention—they recommend adopting healthy lifestyle habits before menopause to better manage risks and ensure healthier aging. 🥗🏃♀️ Dr. Monica Christmas stresses how crucial it is to tackle these modifiable risks to keep health and independence in check as we age.
Ladies, it’s time to focus on health and stay sharp! 🤗💪 #GetAheadOfTheCurve #WomensHealth #HealthyLiving
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