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Cutting Calories May Improve Memory Tuesday, January 27, 2009 - Ehud Rattner Home >> Headlines >> Medicine
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Cutting calories by 30% for three months has boosted memory and reduced insulin concentrations in a group of healthy elderly people. Previous research on the possible benefits of calorie restriction has yielded mixed results. Some studies have found no benefits. Others have found that calorie restriction protects rats and mice against age-related memory loss and some neurodegenerative diseases. (source: nature.com)
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