Read why men with big bellies have smaller brains

Here in Kenya, most communities uphold that a big belly in men is a stature of wealth or eating well.

Now listen, a new study published by the American Academy of Neurogy has linked a big belly to shrinking brain Volume.

In the study, about 1000 participants who had high BMI were marked as to have a low volume of grey matter in the brains.

The gray matter is the one responsible for controlling emotion, handling and processing data and the intellectual aspect of the brain.

We also found links between obesity and shrinkage in specific regions of the brain

said Mark Hamer, lead author of the study.

The study recommended regular measuring of the BMI, Body Mass Index which may further help to determine how healthy the brain is.

Generally speaking, as a person’s BMI increases, so does his or her risk of certain diseases. However, BMI does not distinguish between body fat and lean body mass and does not take into account location of body fat. For this reason, it’s not an accurate measure of health for certain populations, such as people with higher than average muscle mass or people whose body composition may be skewed for other reasons.