Exercising increases risk of Alzheimer's disease, study finds.

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Visceral fat is the most dangerous type of body fat because it covers vital organs. The fat that accumulates around the abdomen and waist is called versicular fat in medical terms. This fat increases the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and other serious medical problems. Now a new study has revealed that visceral fat greatly increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease.

A study conducted by the Washington University School of Medicine in the United States has shown that increasing fat around the stomach and waist in middle age increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease.

Research has linked this fat to brain changes.

54 healthy individuals between the ages of 40 and 60 were included in this study. Factors such as body weight, insulin resistance, subcutaneous fat, and visceral fat were analyzed while MRI and other scans were also performed.

The results showed that shedding in middle age increases the amount of a specific protein in the brain that has been linked to Alzheimer's disease.

This effect appeared to be stronger in men than in women, while visceral fat was also found to increase brain edema.

It should be noted that there is still no effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease, which causes mental decline and slowly kills the patient.

The results show that visceral fat can cause brain changes in middle age that increase the risk of early Alzheimer's symptoms, the researchers said.

He added that body weight has previously been linked to an increased risk of dementia, but the extent to which body fat plays a role in dementia has not been seen until now. Several factors play a role in this, he said.

He expressed hope that the results of the research will help in the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. The results of the study will be presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America in late November.