2d ago

Is there a correlation or something between dementia and weight loss or lack of fat or something like that?

Something brain fat loss or i dunno

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Dementia specifically I don't know about, but if you don't eat enough it will affect brain function, since your brain requires energy to, yknow...work. Found a review article about it from a few years ago if you're interested.
No. I'm not a doctor but have investigated due to family diagnosis. All of the studies I've read fall under correlation and don't offer concrete causes, nor solutions beyond exercise, eating well, and getting good quality sleep... I do none of those things, so I'm fucked.
- I do none of those things, so I'm fucked.
  Haha, hello me in my 30's!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity_paradox
- This is almost always the result of who gets included/excluded in the study. Scroll all the way down to criticisms in this link and you'll see a reasonably good discussion of it. Basically smokers tend to be leaner and have crappy outcomes, sick people or those with pre-existing health issues tend to lose weight etc. Including "lean" people who have other risk factors is the entire effect.
  For the record this same effect is present in the "is one drink a day good for you?" debate. If you include people who can't drink because of medication or extreme illness the alcohol use looks good. Toss all the abstainers who aren't in peak health, and alcohol use looks very bad. The results are driven entirely by the inclusion criteria.
https://duckduckgo.com/?t=h_&q=Correlation+between+dementia+and+weight+loss+or+lack+of+fat&ia=web
- Get this slop outta here. If you don't know you can just not say anything.
- Why even comment if you're just going to regurgitate AI garbage?

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