Overeating linked to memory loss
Health.com reported Monday that older people who eat high-calorie diets may be increasing their risk of mild cognitive impairment, the memory loss and mental-function problems that sometimes precede Alzheimer's disease.
"In a new study of more than 1,200 people in their 70s and 80s, Mayo Clinic researchers found that men and women who consumed at least 2,143 calories per day had more than double the odds of having MCI compared with those who consumed 1,526 calories per day or less," Health.com reports.
The study does not prove that high-calorie diets directly cause MCI, however some people with MCI do go on to develop Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.
The preliminary findings of the Mayo Clinic study will be presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology in April.
Read the original report here: http://news.health.com/2012/02/13/overeating-memory-loss/
Eating dessert may help weight loss
CultureMap Houston reported on Sunday that recent research shows that eating dessert for breakfast can help with maintaining weight loss. A group of scientists from Tel Aviv University conducted a 32-week study of two groups of clinically obese, non-diabetic adults.
One group was asked to follow a low-carb diet that included a 300-calorie breakfast and the other followed a high-protein, high-carb, 600-calorie breakfast that included a dessert. Participants in the 600-calorie breakfast lost an average of 40 pounds more per person than those in the other group.
Read the original story here: http://houston.culturemap.com/newsdetail/02-12-12-dessert-for-breakfast-helps-you-lose-weight-a-myth-shattering-medical-study-for-chocolate-lovers/