Articles
Can diet and waist-to-hip ratio predict brain health in older age?
New study links lower waist-to-hip ratio and healthy diet in midlife to better brain and cognitive health later in life.
- BMI has been used to measure a person’s health since the early 1970s.
- Over the last few years, researchers have been examining waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) as a potential replacement for BMI.
- Previous studies have linked having a higher WHR to an increased risk for cognitive impairment.
- A new study says that people who follow a healthier diet and have a lower WHR during midlife may have better brain and cognitive health in older age.
Click here to access the article.