Diet and Memory: How Eating Certain Foods Affects the Brain

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Diet and Memory: Consumption of this diet starves the brain of much-needed glucose, a new study shows. Consumption of high-fat-content foods causes reduction of glucose levels in the brain, a new study shows. Three days of a high-fat diet in mice led to a depletion of blood glucose reaching the brain and unbalanced the body.

When the brain does not get the fuel, this will affect cognitive skills and memory. The brain has no way to store glucose and some areas of the brain actually lack glucose and they need to get it immediately from the blood stream. These areas include the cerebral cortex — which are responsible for learning and memory — and hypothalamus which controls the metabolism. See the full story here… healthiestblog.com

 

Diet and Memory: How your diet can affect the brain – Eat, Fast, Live Longer

BBC Worldwide – Diet and Memory:  Michael Mosley meets Professor Mark Mattson. His work with mice at the National Institute on Ageing, has produced some startling results about diet and memory.  Visit BBC Worldwide at:  http://www.bbcworldwide.com

Michael Mosley has set himself a truly ambitious goal: he wants to live longer, stay younger and lose weight in the bargain. And he wants to make as few changes to his life as possible along the way.

He discovers the powerful new science behind the ancient idea of fasting, and he thinks he’s found a way of doing it that still allows him to enjoy his food. Michael tests out the science of fasting on himself – with life-changing results.

 

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Healthy food interventions may slow cognitive decline – Colorado State News The MIND diet includes 10 “brain-healthy” food components: green leafy vegetables, other vegetables, nuts, berries, beans, whole grains, fish, poultry, olive oil, and red wine. It also includes five “brain-unhealthy groups” to limit or avoid: red meat …

Top diets for brain, heart health – FOX 5 Atlanta Tied for 2nd place in the “Best Diets Overall” is the MIND Diet. It’s a cross between the DASH Diet and the Mediterranean Diet. The focus here is on boosting your brain health to help protect against Alzheimer’s disease and other cognitive disorders.

 

Savvy Senior: The new MIND diet may help prevent Alzheimer’s – CapitalGazette.com The MIND diet takes two proven diets — the heart-healthy Mediterranean diet and the blood-pressure lowering DASH diet — and zeros in on the foods in each that specifically affect brain health. The MIND diet, which stands for Mediterranean-DASH …

 

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