While we've known for some time that obesity affects the brain, scientists have found that, more importantly, it's where you carry it that matters. And it's the deep visceral fat around organs that has the biggest impact on aging your brain, affecting areas of reasoning, memory and processing speed. Continue Reading Category:Obesity, Illnesses and conditions, Body and Mind Tags:Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Obesity, Brain, Cognitive functioning, Brown fat, Diet, Aging
