When's our government gonna step in and fix this costly behaviour?!!----Obesity in middle age increases risk of dementia

Obesity in middle age increases risk of dementia | Science | The Guardian:
"People who are obese in middle age are at almost four times greater risk of developing dementias such as Alzheimer's disease in later life than people of normal weight, according to a study released today.
...But for obese people, classified as those having a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or above, the risk soared.
People with midlife obesity had an almost four times (300%) higher risk of dementia.
"Currently, 1.6 billion adults are overweight or obese worldwide and over 50% of adults in the US and Europe fit into this category," said Weili Xu of the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, who led the research.
"Our results contribute to the growing evidence that controlling body weight or losing weight in middle age could reduce your risk of dementia.""