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• 01 Apr 13
  

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  • educing risk factors for heart disease and cancer.
  • protect the brain and ward off mental disorders.
  • pent years studying the effects of food, exercise and sleep on the brain.
  • viable strategy for enhancing cognitive abilities, protecting the brain from damage and counteracting the effects of aging.”
  • www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v9/n7/abs/nrn2421.html.
  • Omega-3 fatty acids
  • improving learning and memory and helping to fight against such mental disorders as depression and mood disorders, schizophrenia,
  • and dementia
  • support synaptic plasticity
  • positively affect the expression of several molecules related to learning and memory that are found on synapses,
  • Omega-3 fatty acids are essential for normal brain function.
  • ncreased risk of several mental disorders, including attention-deficit disorder, dyslexia, dementia, depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia,” he said.
  • mpaired learning and memory.”
  • performed better in school, in reading and in spelling and had fewer behavioral problems, he said.
  • showed higher scores on tests measuring verbal intelligence and learning
  • One is docosahexaenoic acid, or DHA, which is abundant in salmon. DHA, which reduces oxidative stress and enhances synaptic plasticity and learning and memory, is the most abundant omega-3 fatty acid in cell membranes in the brain.
  • has to come through our diet,
  • educe the effect of brain injury and lead to a better recovery, he said.
  • in an isolated village showed that an individual’s risk for diabetes and early death increased if his or her paternal grandparents grew up in times of food abundance rather than food shortage.
  • Evidence indicates that what you eat can affect your grandchildren’s brain molecules and synapses,
  • Controlled meal-skipping or intermittent caloric restriction might provide health benefits,
  • Excess calories can reduce the flexibility of synapses and increase the vulnerability of cells to damage by causing the formation of free radicals. Moderate caloric restriction could protect the brain by reducing oxidative damage to cellular proteins, lipids and nucleic acids, Gómez-Pinilla said.
  • he brain is highly susceptible to oxidative damage. Blueberries have been shown to have a strong antioxidant capacity,
  • ets high in trans fats and saturated fats adversely affect cognition, studies indicate.
  • unk food and fast food negatively affect the brain’s synapses,
  • Brain synapses and several molecules related to learning and memory are adversely affected by unhealthy diets, he said.
  • the world’s longest, and the population has a very low rate of mental disorders,
  • Folic acid is found in various foods, including spinach, orange juice and yeast. Adequate levels of folic acid are essential for brain function, and folate deficiency can lead to neurological disorders such as depression and cognitive impairment.
  • ementia during aging and enhancing the effects of antidepressants
  • ge-related decline in cognitive function.
  • ntidepressants elevate BDNF levels, and most treatments for depression and schizophrenia stimulate BDNF.
  • hich has been shown to reduce memory deficits in animal models of Alzheimer’s disease and brain trauma. BDNF is most abundant in the hippocampus and the hypothalamus — brain areas associated with cognitive and metabolic regulation.

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