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Evaluating association of body fat, cognitive function in adults

JAMA Network Open

Peer-Reviewed Publication

JAMA Network

What The Study Did: Researchers investigated the association between the amount and distribution of body fat and cognitive function scores among 9,100 adults.

Authors: Sonia S. Anand, M.D., Ph.D., of McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.46324)

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