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Sugar May Drive Dementia, German Medical Societies Warn
Date: 06/07/2024
High blood sugar levels damage brain blood vessels and promote deposits on the vessel walls, thus reducing blood flow and nutrient supply to brain cells. This process can cause various limitations, as well as vascular dementia.
Study finds being overweight is associated with alterations in brain pulsations
Date: 25/04/2024
The findings suggest that being overweight may disrupt vital metabolic processes and homeostasis in the brain.
How food preferences are linked to cognition and brain health – and why a balanced diet is superior
Date: 03/04/2024
We found that people who ate a more balanced diet had better fluid intelligence (the ability to solve new problems), processing speed, memory and executive functions (a set of mental skills that include flexible thinking and self-control) than the other diets.
Insulin resistance turns tidy brain cells into slobs — which could be a link between diet and neurodegenerative diseases
Date: 07/11/2023
These findings show how eating processed food doesn’t just affect weight gain, it affects cognitive function, and a deep functioning of your body.
Fructose intake is a driver of obesity, just like in hibernating animals, study finds
Date: 01/08/2023
Researchers have identified a central conduit to obesity: fructose.
Researchers show the importance of the liver-brain axis in Alzheimer's disease
Date: 22/06/2023
The study marks a significant advance in the understanding of Alzheimer's disease and underlines the need to expand the scope of research beyond the brain, considering the influence of peripheral organs and systemic factors.
Residue from rinse agents used in commercial dishwashers found to destroy protective layer in gut
Date: 01/12/2022
Strong toxic and epithelial barrier-damaging effects were elicited by residue from rinse agents which are commonly used in professional dishwashers.
Is Some Depression Actually Insulin Resistance?
Date: 02/09/2022
This post summarizes some of the latest science about insulin resistance and how it is a largely unrecognized cause of depression symptoms.
Statistics report offers snapshot of the nation's brain health—and a guide to protecting it
Date: 26/01/2022
Brain diseases, including Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, are closely connected to heart health.
How the microbiome affects human health
Date: 19/10/2021
The human body has several distinct microbiomes—on the skin, in the mouth and in our airways—but the most consequential one for health is in the digestive system, commonly called the gut microbiome.
How highly processed foods harm memory in the aging brain (and the protective effect of Omega-3 DHA)
Date: 14/10/2021
Consumption of a processed diet can produce significant and abrupt memory deficits, according to a new study.
Managing children's weight, blood pressure and cholesterol protects brain function mid-life
Date: 10/05/2021
This is the first study to highlight that cardiovascular risk factors accumulated from childhood through mid-life may influence poor cognitive performance at midlife.
Is Your Belly Fat Fogging Your Thinking?
Date: 07/05/2021
Obesity is associated with chronic, body-wide inflammation that slow shrinks brain regions that are used for learning new things and recalling memories.
New research on Alzheimer's disease shows 'lifestyle origin at least in some degree'
Date: 01/04/2021
A new study finds novel cellular-level support for an alternate theory that is growing in strength: Alzheimer's could actually be a result of metabolic dysfunction in the brain. In other words, there is growing evidence that diet and lifestyle are at the heart of Alzheimer's disease.
Early antibiotic exposure linked with childhood obesity
Date: 08/03/2021
The dark side of antibiotics and what we can do about it
Scientists uncover early links between cardiovascular risk and brain metabolism
Date: 16/02/2021
The report, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, is important because it suggests that intervention in a modifiable condition (cardiovascular disease) could prevent the development of dementia, a disease for which there is currently no cure.
Prediabetes may be linked to worse brain health
Date: 12/02/2021
The researchers in this study found that people with higher than normal blood sugar levels were 42% more likely to experience cognitive decline over an average of four years.
Obesity may exacerbate the effects of Alzheimer's disease, new study shows
Date: 29/01/2021
New research from the University of Sheffield has found being overweight is an additional burden on brain health and it may exacerbate Alzheimer's disease.
A leaky gut may lead to a leaky brain. Here’s how to head it off
Date: 24/11/2020
Keep your gut microbes happy and they will keep you happy. They can even keep you feeling younger and smarter.
Study underscores the gut-brain connection and shows hunger hormone impacts memory
Date: 13/10/2020
A hormone that influences when and how frequently animals eat also appears to affect memory
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