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ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE Weight Loss Is it helpful? Extra pounds are a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia. Having one or more of these risk factors doesn’t mean that you’ll develop Alzheimer’s disease. It simply raises your risk level. Losing weight can help to protect your brain and reduce the risk of ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE A major study found that people who were overweight in midlife were twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s down the line, and those who were obese had three times the risk. www.femelife.com www.wikiHealthNews.com