Obesity and insulin resistance can impair cognition, finds a new study using a mouse model. Obesity can break down our protective blood brain barrier resulting in problems with learning and memory, which may explain why people who have obesity have higher rates of cognitive impairment as they age.

Obesity and insulin resistance can impair cognition, finds a new study using a mouse model. Obesity can break down our protective blood brain barrier resulting in problems with learning and memory, which may explain why people who have obesity have higher rates of cognitive impairment as they age.: http://bit.ly/2XziWaZ Read more... http://bit.ly/2IBSXMR