Overeating Tied to Increased Risk for Memory Loss

Guess they forget to skip a meal or serving.

New data from the Mayo Clinic Study on Aging suggest that consuming between 2100 and 6000 calories per day may double the risk for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in adults aged 70 years and older.

"We observed a dose-response pattern...: the higher the amount of calories consumed each day, the higher the risk of MCI," study author Yonas E. Geda, MD, from the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona, and a member of the American Academy of Neurology, noted in a statement.

The current study, Dr. Geda told Medscape Medical News, suggests that in elderly persons aged 70 years and older, "excessive caloric intake may be associated with higher risk of MCI."

Oink.