Muscle fat linked to cognitive decline ⤵️

This was just discovered, but it makes sense.

Researchers measured muscle fat in 1600+ adults in their 70s and tracked their cognitive function over 10 years. They found that increases in muscle fat from year 1 to year 6 were associated with greater cognitive decline over time.

This is the first time muscle fat has been linked to brain health, but I say it makes sense because muscle fat also correlates with type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure, which both increase dementia risk.

And ALL of these things relate to 🙌metabolism🙌.

👉 The takeaway here is that we MUST address metabolic health if we want to preserve brain health over the years.

Reference

Rosano C, Newman A, Santanasto A, Zhu X, Goodpaster B, Miljkovic I. Increase in skeletal muscular adiposity and cognitive decline in a biracial cohort of older men and women [published online ahead of print, 2023 Jun 7]. J Am Geriatr Soc. 202. [link]