Study states eating the right food can promote mental agility
| Updated: Oct 16, 2018, 16:44 IST
While people may go on diets to ensure that they have a good body and get into the right physical shape, a study suggests that one should eat not only to keep the body healthy but to keep the mind healthy as well. Neuroscientist Lisa Mosconi writes, "Whatever you just ate will be part of what you will think. For anyone lucky enough to use their brain for a living, this has immediate professional outcomes. In the long term, this affects every one of us, because food affects not just our moods and thoughts but also the way we age."
She has conducted quite a few researches wherein she found that what we eat can have an impact on our brains as well. Foods that are prevalent in the West like fast, fatty, overly-processed foods and sweet fizzy drinks can all harm the brain by causing it to shrink prematurely. "Subsequent studies provided even more alarming evidence that people on the Western diet had started developing Alzheimer’s plaques already in their 40s and 50s. These are all signs of accelerated ageing and increased risk of future dementia."
So, eat healthy to keep your mind healthy. Stay tuned for more updates.
She has conducted quite a few researches wherein she found that what we eat can have an impact on our brains as well. Foods that are prevalent in the West like fast, fatty, overly-processed foods and sweet fizzy drinks can all harm the brain by causing it to shrink prematurely. "Subsequent studies provided even more alarming evidence that people on the Western diet had started developing Alzheimer’s plaques already in their 40s and 50s. These are all signs of accelerated ageing and increased risk of future dementia."
So, eat healthy to keep your mind healthy. Stay tuned for more updates.