Pear-shaped women ‘more likely to suffer mental decline’

PEAR-SHAPED women who find slimming a challenge may end up “losing it” in other ways, research suggests.

A study found women who are wide at the hips are more likely to experience memory loss and mental decline late in life.

Scientists studied 8,745 women aged 65 to 79 who were given scores out of 100 on a mental test.