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Type 2 diabetes (the kind associated with being overweight) increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease.

This is probably because type 2 diabetes increases inflammation or arterial aging, but also because too much of the hormone insulin in the brain can stimulate beta-amyloid buildup. Beta-amyloid are protein fragments in your brain and are responsible for blocking the brain's power lines. In fact, Alzheimer's is now being called type 3 diabetes.

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