A surprising new study has found that people who are overweight or obese when diagnosed with dementia tend to live longer than those who have a normal body weight. The findings challenge expectations about the relationship between weight and health, suggesting that carrying extra weight may be associated with an unexpected survival advantage after dementia develops. Researchers from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and NYU School of Global Public Health found that body weight at the time of diagnosis may provide important clues about how long someone with…
