Beyond the Scale: Groundbreaking Study Links Deep Belly Fat to Heightened Dementia Risk
By Molly Knudsen, M.S., RDN Published: October 9, 2026 For decades, public health messaging around weight management and chronic disease has been dominated by a single, ubiquitous metric: the Body Mass Index (BMI). From clinical offices to fitness trackers, BMI has long served as the primary shorthand for determining whether an individual is carrying an…
