Fat At 40? Dimentia May Follow

The most convincing research so far suggests that being fat in your 40s might raise your risk of developing dementia later in life.

In a study that followed more than 10,000 Californians for almost 30 years, researchers found that the fatter people were, the greater their risk for Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia. The results were published online Friday by the British Medical Journal.

Hmmm, let's see now, Rosie O'Donnell well on her way, Jerrold Nadler and Teddy Kennedy, succumb intermittently, Michael Moore, been there for years....yep sounds about right.