Even if you appear "healthy," excess fat in certain spots on your body could be silently speeding up cognitive decline.

Plus, how it affects the brain and why it can be tricky to spot.

Carrying too much body fat can have lasting effects on the brain, not to mention other organs. A new study shows that the risk of declining brain health may relate to where on the body fat is stored.

The effect of body fat on brain health may depend not only on the amount of fat an individual has but also on where that fat is stored.

The effect of obesity on brain health may depend not only on how much fat is in the body, but also on the areas of the body where fat is stored, according to a study published today in Radiology.

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A new study suggests obesity's impact on brain function depends not only on how much fat the body carries, but also on where it is stored, linking pancreatic fat and 'skinny fat' body types to ...