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https://www.acsh.org/news/2026/10/26/wai...tudy-50412

INTRO: We know obesity increases the risk for all sorts of maladies. But according to a new study, carrying extra weight might actually reduce the likelihood of dying from dementia. Did the paper detect a real signal, or is this just more epidemiological noise we should disregard? The answer is not as obvious as it may seem... (MORE - details)