Obese Individuals Have an Impaired Synaptic Plasticity Response

Source https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2020/10/obese-individuals-have-an-impaired-synaptic-plasticity-response/

Researchers here provide initial evidence for obesity to impair synaptic plasticity, albeit a fairly indirect assessment of plasticity in just one area of the brain. Excessive visceral fat tissue is metabolically active and contributes to chronic inflammation, capable of impairing tissue function throughout the body. Being overweight or obese correlates very robustly with the risk of suffering many common conditions, and arguably accelerates the aging process via an increased pace of production of senescent cells.

Obesity is characterised by excessive body fat and is associated with several de…

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