High-calorie foods Fast Old Brain?

Habits of someone who frequently consume foods that contain calories high enough that it has impact not only bad for health. But more surprising is the impact that it can also cause a person's brain becomes older quicker. That's the latest facts revealed by the scientists succeeded in Italy some time ago.

Teams from Italy which consists of several scientists from the Catholic University of Sacred Heart in Rome recently succeeded in uncovering and announce the results of new research through the U.S. journal, The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study was conducted to determine the effect of further foods that contain lots of calories with the help of a mouse.

The scientists tested the rats by feeding a diet of about 70% of their usual food intake. The result was startling, because the mice are not obese at all, the mice also had better memory, and has a low risk of getting Alzheimer's. In a study conducted by scientists led by Giovambattista Pani, Professor Achille Cittadini, and in collaboration with Prof. Claudio Grassi CREB1 gene is also found in the brains of mice.

According to the researchers suspected, CREB1 gene found in the brains of these mice is triggered from the existence of caloric restriction (due to reduced food). The gene has since been known as a gene that can regulate important functions of the brain, also controls memory, learning, and even closely related to the longevity factor. And the next step is to research the scientists continue to try to figure out the main causes of the emergence of genes CREB1 time of the calorie-restricted diet.

The discovery of CREB1 is a factor of fundamental changes that this is an important and major step in the medical world. Because of the present invention will be revealed the close relationship between brain function, body weight, and diet. Although the trial has not done directly on humans, but the researchers have dared to assume that if a person's brain does not have the gene CREB1, then chances are someone becomes faster and faster obese parents also will be even greater.

"Through this discovery, then the future will have important implications for developing future therapies. Especially for us to always keep your brain young and prevent the degeneration of the brain and the aging process. Dr.Pani said, one of the study's lead researcher, as quoted by medicalxpress.com site.

Therefore, from now on you should familiarize yourself with a healthy lifestyle by not eating high-calorie foods. Because obesity was not only adversely affect the body but also on the brain.