PolyU research reveals fat distribution as key to brain health, with visceral fat accumulation significantly accelerating brain ageing and showing much stronger association than BMI (IMAGE)

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

PolyU research reveals fat distribution as key to brain health, with visceral fat accumulation significantly accelerating brain ageing and showing much stronger association than BMI

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Associations of regional adiposity with cortical and subcortical morphometry. The blue colour indicates negative correlations. a) AFP: arm fat percentage; b) TFP: trunk fat percentage; c) LFP: leg fat percentage; and d) VAT: visceral adipose tissue.

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