The Claim
Systemic inflammation (hs-CRP), elevated blood pressure (SBP), and fasting blood glucose (FBG) statistically mediate 11–17% of the association between cumulative wartime exposure and white matter injury in women.
What the research says
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In women, higher levels of systemic inflammation, blood pressure, and fasting blood glucose account for 11–17% of the observed connection between cumulative wartime exposure and white matter injury.
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Systemic inflammation (hs-CRP), elevated blood pressure (SBP), and fasting blood glucose (FBG) statistically mediate 11–17% of the association between cumulative WWI and white matter injury in women, suggesting these metabolic factors partially explain the link between central adiposity and brain damage.
Excess fat around the waist releases chemicals that raise blood sugar, blood pressure, and body-wide inflammation. These changes damage the tiny blood vessels in the brain, making them leaky and stiff. The damaged vessels can't deliver enough oxygen and nutrients to the white matter, and the inflammation attacks the protective coating around nerve fibers. This causes the white matter to break down and show up as damage on brain scans.
What the research says
1 studyIn women, having a higher waist-to-weight ratio is linked to brain damage, and this study shows that high blood sugar, blood pressure, and inflammation together explain about 11–18% of that damage — meaning these factors are part of why it happens.
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