Drop extra lbs and gain better memory

April 13, 2011

As if looking and feeling great weren’t enough reward, researchers have now discovered that losing weight is also linked to improving your memory.

The findings, which are soon to be published in Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, found that bariatric patients improved from slightly impaired memory and concentration to a normal level 12 weeks after surgery. It’s thought that certain risk factors linked to being overweight (such as high blood pressure and sleep apnea) cause some damage to the brain that is somewhat reversible–so eliminate those risk factors…and it makes sense that memory and concentration improve.

Extra motivation to get healthier!

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Tags: concentration, memory, memory game, memory loss, obesity, weight loss