Obese people have severe brain degeneration

New Study finds that Obese people have severe brain degeneration

A new study finds obese people have 8 percent less brain tissue than normal-weight individuals. Their brains look 16 years older than the brains of lean individuals, researchers said today.
Those classified as overweight have 4 percent less brain tissue and their brains appear to have aged prematurely by 8 years.

The results, based on brain scans of 94 people in their 70s, represent "severe brain degeneration," said Paul Thompson, senior author of the study and a UCLA professor of neurology.

"That's a big loss of tissue and it depletes your cognitive reserves, putting you at much greater risk of Alzheimer's and other diseases that attack the brain," said Thompson. "But you can greatly reduce your risk for Alzheimer's, if you can eat healthily and keep your weight under control."

quote of the day

"The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will." --Vince Lombardi

Food and Exercise Day 1

Today I had

Lunch
- penne pasta with chicken parmesan from Stefano's Tratorria - $10
- tiramisu $4
i saved half for a late afternoon meal/snack

Exercise
20 minutes running/jogging on the elliptical = 200 calorie burn
four sets of 20 - bicep curls - 40 lbs
warm up four sets of 15 - bench press - 80 lbs
three sets of 10 - bench press - 110 lbs
incline curl - 3 sets of 20 - 50 lbs
fly - 50 lbs - 3 sets of 15

Dinner
- one filet of tilapia - seasoned with salt and pepper, olive oil
- scoop of whey protein mixed with water (vanilla flavor)

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Tasty Pecs begins today

As a result of the past few months of tasty chomping around Orlando, it is time for me to step it up on my exercise game in order to live a healthy life style.

This will chronicle my journey and record my feats of physical, mental, and spiritual endurance to the destiny of


Tasty Pecs!!!