WashU study links obesity to dementia risk Black Americans are nearly twice as likely as their white counterparts to develop dementia and also face some of the highest obesity rates in the nation — troubling numbers as St. Louis researchers say the two conditions may be more closely connected than once believed. New findings from Dr. Cyrus Raji and his team at […]

'WashU study links obesity to dementia risk'

🖋 Nia Hightower for The St. Louis American
📸 Lawrence Bryant | St. Louis American

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Dr. Lora Iannotti co-authored a study linking wild foods to diet diversity & child growth in Madagascar—part of an LEC Seed Grant w/Missouri Botanical Garden.

📺 Watch her chat w/ Dean Galea: youtu.be/yvykSyIM_ec
🔗 More on the project: bit.ly/Wildfood

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