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		hgomersall on Aug 7, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Obesity Is Now the Top Modifiable Dementia Risk Fa... There's more to being healthy than being not fat.

dionidium on Aug 7, 2022 | [–]

Is there? Because the evidence for weight loss to improve health is consistent, abundant, and overwhelming. And the evidence for all the other stuff seems to reside mostly in the realm of unverified "common sense."

josephcsible on Aug 7, 2022 | [–]

Sure, but this article is about obesity in particular.

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