According to German researchers, reduce what you eat by nearly a third – it may improve memory. 50 elderly volunteers,were introduced to the diet they were then given a memory test three months later.
The study, reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal, found significant improvements. Click to continue reading
Source: BBC News
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Diet
Mice that were fed a diet rich in fat, sugar and cholesterol for nine months developed a preliminary stage of the morbid irregularities that form in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients. The study results, published in a doctoral thesis from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet (KI), give some indications of how this difficult to treat disease might one day be preventable. [continue reading…]
- Researchers have discovered tiny compounds that make foods taste sweeter, saltier and more savory than they really are, which could reduce the sugar, salt and monosodium glutamate typically added.
- Several of these taste enhancers are being tested in commercial foods.
- Whether people will consume fewer calories if their foods become tastier remains to be seen; people might eat lots of sweet foods for reasons that have nothing to do with taste. Link to read more
Source: Scientific American
- Can be offset by taking antioxidant vitamins with meal
- But a healthy diet rich in fruits and vegetables is best defence
 Adults with type 2 diabetes who eat unhealthy, high-fat meals may experience memory declines immediately afterward, but this can be offset by taking antioxidant vitamins with the meal, according to new research from Baycrest.
There is already growing evidence linking diabetes to cognitive complications in humans. Adults with type 2 diabetes are especially vulnerable to acute meal-induced memory deficits after eating unhealthy foods. [continue reading…]
