A Blood-Based Lipid Profile Associated With Hippocampal Volume and Brain Resting-State Activation Within Obese Adults from the UK Biobank

G Jiang, JS Rabin, SE Black, W Swardfager… - Brain …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Objectives: Obesity and dyslipidemia may be associated with hippocampal alterations and
may increase the risk of neurodegeneration. This study studied hippocampal anatomical …

Longitudinal changes in fat mass and the hippocampus

A Ambikairajah, H Tabatabaei‐Jafari, E Walsh… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective This study aimed to investigate cross‐sectional and longitudinal associations
between fat mass (ie, body mass index [BMI], waist circumference [WC], and waist to hip …

[HTML][HTML] Central obesity is selectively associated with cerebral gray matter atrophy in 15,634 subjects in the UK Biobank

CP Pflanz, DJ Tozer, EL Harshfield, J Tay… - International Journal of …, 2022 - nature.com
Background Obesity is a risk factor for both cardiovascular disease and dementia, but the
mechanisms underlying this association are not fully understood. We examined associations …

Lower functional hippocampal connectivity in healthy adults is jointly associated with higher levels of leptin and insulin resistance

SS Haas, A Myoraku, K Watson, T Robakis… - European …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Background Metabolic dysregulation is currently considered a major risk factor for
hippocampal pathology. The aim of the present study was to characterize the influence of …

Hippocampal volume reduction is associated with direct measure of insulin resistance in adults

S Frangou, F Abbasi, K Watson, SS Haas… - Neuroscience …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hippocampal integrity is highly susceptible to metabolic dysfunction, yet its mechanisms are
not well defined. We studied 126 healthy individuals aged 23–61 years. Insulin resistance …

Obesity impairs cognitive function via metabolic syndrome and cerebrovascular disease: an SEM analysis in 15,000 adults from the UK Biobank

F Morys, M Dadar, A Dagher - BioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
Chronic obesity is associated with several complications, including cognitive impairment
and dementia. However, we have piecemeal knowledge of the mechanisms linking obesity …

Being overweight is associated with hippocampal atrophy: the PATH Through Life Study

N Cherbuin, K Sargent-Cox, M Fraser… - International journal of …, 2015 - nature.com
Background: The prevalence of obesity has increased dramatically in the past two decades,
with major implications for individual well-being, population health and the economy. Of …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of Body Mass Index on Brain Structures in the Elderly: Longitudinal Analyses

H Takeuchi, R Kawashima - Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The relationship between obesity and neurocognitive consequences is complex. Here we
investigated associations between body mass index (BMI) and subsequent changes in brain …

Associations between body weight, hippocampal volume, and tissue signal intensity in 12‐to 18‐year‐olds

Z Mestre, A Bischoff-Grethe, CE Wierenga, T Jernigan… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The hippocampus is a key structure in feeding behaviors and weight regulation.
Obesity may lead to disruptions in hippocampal structure. In animals, obesity‐related factors …

[HTML][HTML] Metabolism-related brain morphology accelerates aging and predicts neurodegenerative diseases and stroke: a UK Biobank study

C Shen, C Liu, A Qiu - Translational Psychiatry, 2023 - nature.com
Abstracts Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is characterized by a constellation of metabolic risk
factors, including obesity, hypertriglyceridemia, low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels …