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Obesity may raise risk of Alzheimer's

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Preliminary study suggests overweight elderly women more prone to dementia.

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  1. Gustafson, D. et al. An 18-Year Follow-Up of Overweight and Risk of Alzheimer's Disease. Archives of Internal Medicine, 163, 1524 - 1524, (2003).

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  1. Helen R. Pilcher
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