FAT PEOPLE ARE DUMBER!

HERE’s something to chew on — a disturbing new study shows getting fat makes you stupid! Scientists from McMaster University in Canada say their research links higher levels of body fat with an increased risk of cognitive decline, slower thought processing speed and memory issues!

The team claims even when their results accounted for conditions connected to dementia-associated cardiovascular problems — such as diabetes and high blood pressure — flabby folks still came up short in the smarts department when compared to more fit subjects.

To make their determination, the researchers measured the body fat of more than 9,000 participants with an average age of 58, who were recruited over nearly a decade.

To gauge the volunteers’ mental skills, the scientists administered the digit symbol test.

This evaluation tool presents a key consisting of the numbers one through nine, which are each paired with a different easy-to-write symbol, such as > or V. Below the key is a list of random numbers, and the test taker typically has no more than 120 seconds to fill in the corresponding symbol for each numeral.

Lead author Dr. Sonia Anand says, “Our results suggest that strategies to prevent or reduce having too much body fat may preserve cognitive function.”

Co-author Dr. Eric Smith adds, “Preserving cognitive

Flabby folks have

slower thought processing speed

compared to more fit subjects,

researchers say

function is one of the best ways to prevent dementia in old age. This study suggests that one of the ways that good nutrition and physical activity prevent dementia may be by maintaining healthy weight and body fat percentage.”