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New lancet article: obesity in middle age lowers alzheimer's risk by a third. new neurology: obesity in middle age increases risk fourfold. what gives?
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Haven't seen either: Article are written many ways and you need to see the article to clarify it. They may have looked at different groups, may have assumes the wrong information, put in misinformation, used different statistical models etc. An in depth analysis may explain this
Answered 5/17/2016
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