Items Tagged ‘cutting calories’
February 16, 2012
Can Eating Too Many Calories Cause Memory Loss in the Elderly?
A study performed by the Mayo Clinic suggests that overeating can more than double the risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in the elderly. While the study is only a preliminary one, it suggests that cutting calories may be a simple way to prevent or slow memory loss as people age. Mild cognitive impairment is […]
Tags: cutting calories, MCI, mild cognitive impairment, overeating
February 15, 2012
Overeating linked to memory loss among elderly
US scientists say, People over 70 who consume between 2000 and 6000 calories a day are at much greater risk of “mild cognitive impairment,” researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona, said today…”We observed a dose-response pattern, which simply means the higher the amount of calories consumed each day, the higher the risk of […]
Tags: cutting calories, dose-response pattern, Dr. Yonas Greda, memory loss, mild cognitive impairment