A 16-year study reveals that visceral fat accumulation—not total weight—predicts brain volume loss and cognitive decline. Glucose control, not cholesterol, mediates the effect. — Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels (Pexels License)
Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD, is Editor-in-Chief of the Georgian Medical Journal and Chair of the Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). He is Professor and Head of the Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences at David Tvildiani Medical University, and Secretary/Treasurer of the UEMS Section of Public Health. ORCID: 0000-0001-7609-4515.
