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Weight loss in old age may signal dementia 
hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu | by abaier | Mon, May 18
Older people who are thinner or are losing weight quickly are at a higher risk of developing dementia, especially if they started out overweight or obese, a new study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh, the University of South Florida and the University of Washington found.
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