Re: Caloric Restriction & the Brain

[Guest guest]

Thanks!

This is a neat site that we should all be reviewing more

often : http://www.sfn.org/

On Tue, 17 Jul 2001 13:18:21 -0400

" gts " <gts@...> wrote:

> Interesting article includes color photos of hippocampi

> of calorie

> restricted and control animals...

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> Caloric Restriction

> New research is creating much food for thought.

> Increasing evidence in

> animals suggests that a special diet involving a sharp

> reduction in

> calories, termed caloric restriction, helps the brain

> battle old age and

> disease. These findings may lead to creative, new ways to

> improve the health

> of the human brain.

>

> full article:

> http://www.sfn.org/briefings/caloricrestriction.html

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> -gts

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