According to HealthDay (6/28, Murez), obesity may “delay recovery from a mild traumatic brain injury” (TBI), investigators concluded in a study that enrolled “770 patients who had experienced mTBI within 24 hours of their injury.” The participants included people of a healthy weight and those with obesity, all of whom “were followed for a year.” The study found that people with obesity had higher levels of “high sensitivity C-reactive protein” and “interleukin protein six,” both of which “are associated with increased systemic inflammation and promoting inflammation in the body, respectively.” The findings were published online in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.
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— “Obesity Could Slow Recovery From a Head Injury,” Cara Murez, HealthDay, June 28, 2023