Eating breakfast reduces cravings, overeating

Researchers find the increase in dopamine levels in the brain that result from eating protein-rich breakfasts may reduce food cravings and overeating later in the day.

For a healthy brain, eat baked or broiled fish every week

A new study suggests that weekly consumption of broiled or baked – not fried – fish is good for the brain, regardless of how much omega-3 fatty acid it contains.

Boosting neural pathway from gut to brain may reduce food consumption

A new study from Purdue University found that stimulating neural activity in the vagus nerve – which extends from the gut to the brain – caused mice to eat smaller meals.

Omega-3s cross blood-brain barrier in Alzheimer’s patients

The blood-brain barrier protects the brain from harmful chemicals in the blood, but it also blocks drugs from reaching it. However, researchers have suggested that omega-3 fatty acid supplements can cross this barrier in Alzheimer’s patients, influencing markers for the disease and inflammation.

The mind’s perception of sweetness altered by carbonation

Carbonation, an essential component of popular soft drinks, alters the brain’s perception of sweetness and makes it difficult for the brain to determine the difference between sugar and artificial sweeteners, according to a new article in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association…

Drinking Water Can Boost Cognitive Performance

There is evidence that mild dehydration has a negative effect on the brain’s performance. Caroline Edmonds and colleagues from the University of East London and the University of Westminster here report that drinking water can improve performance on tasks that require a rapid response, particularly when thirsty…

Overeating And Weight Gain Contributing To Onset Of Diabetes Could Be Related To A Deficit In Reward Circuits In The Brain

Using positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of the brain, researchers have identified a sweet spot that operates in a disorderly way when simple sugars are introduced to people with insulin resistance, a precursor to type 2 diabetes…

How Extra Virgin Olive Oil Protects Against Alzheimer’s Disease

The mystery of exactly how consumption of extra virgin olive oil helps reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) may lie in one component of olive oil that helps shuttle the abnormal AD proteins out of the brain, scientists are reporting in a new study. It appears in the journal ACS Chemical Neuroscience…

Fructose Effect On Brain May Explain Link To Obesity

A new, preliminary imaging study that compares the effects of fructose and glucose on the brain has found differences that may explain why diets high in fructose may be behind the obesity epidemic. Upon examining brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of adult volunteers, first study author Kathleen A…

Green Tea And Chocolate Compounds Can Reduce Brain Complications Associated With HIV

Current HIV drug therapies are not able to control the virus’ complete replication in the brain and are therefore ineffective against complications linked to neurocognitive impairment in HIV patients…

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