Eat Less, Remember More
Food is for the weak!
Well I’ve been practicing calorie restriction on and off for some time now because of the multitude of studies that have come out over the last several years that point to eating less food as the key to healthy aging. I try to get about 1200 calories per day and its been working out pretty well for me. It’s already been demonstrated that a low-calorie diet is associated with a dramatically longer life-span (in animal testing), a stronger immune system, reduced rates of cardiovascular disease, and a multitude of other pleasant things. But this recent study from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (abstract can be found here) provides some evidence for the most exciting benefit yet as far as I’m concerned: a better memory. The entire text of a CNN article describing the study follows…
