Waisted Wisdom

Spa day reads.

"Another reason to skip the pasta: Being fat causes your brain to shrink, say University of Pittsburgh researchers. Scans of 94 older people revealed that the brains of the overweight were 4 percent smaller than those of healthy-weight people; in the obese, they were 8 percent smaller. Excess weight restricts blood vessels and lung capacity, depriving the brain of oxygen, says study author Paul Thompson, PhD. The result is a prematurely aged brain."

I wonder if my diet has anything to do with me feeling less and less... smart.