Fat content within muscle predicts risk of cognitive decline

Written By : Isra Zaman

Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli

Published On 2023-06-08 03:30 GMT | Update On 2023-06-13 02:53 GMT

New research reveals that the level of fat within the body's muscle-or muscle adiposity-may indicate a person's likelihood of experiencing cognitive decline as they age. In the study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 5-year increase in fat stored in the thigh muscle was a risk factor for cognitive decline. This risk was independent of total weight, other fat deposits, and muscle characteristics (such as muscle strength or mass) and also independent of traditional dementia risk factors.

Investigators assessed muscle fat in 1,634 adults 69-79 years of age at years 1 and 6 and evaluated their cognitive function at years 1, 3, 5, 8, and 10. Increases in muscle adiposity from year 1 to year 6 were associated with faster and more cognitive decline over time. The findings were similar for Black and white men and women.

“Our data suggest that muscle adiposity plays a unique role in cognitive decline, distinct from that of other types of fat or other muscle characteristics,” said corresponding author Caterina Rosano.“If that is the case, then the next step is to understand how muscle fat and the brain ‘talk’ to each other, and whether reducing muscle adiposity can also reduce dementia risk.”she added.

Reference:

Increase in skeletal muscular adiposity and cognitive decline in a biracial cohort of older men and women,Journal of the American Geriatrics Society,DOI 10.1111/jgs.18419

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Isra Zaman

Isra Zaman is a Life Science graduate from Daulat Ram College, Delhi University, and a postgraduate in Biotechnology from Amity University. She has a flair for writing, and her roles at Medicaldialogues include that of a Sr. content writer and a medical correspondent. Her news pieces cover recent discoveries and updates from the health and medicine sector. She can be reached at editorial@medicaldialogues.in.

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Fat content within muscle predicts risk of cognitive decline

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