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Subject: Regarding the 5:2 diet and positive effect on the brain
Dear Jeffrey,
Here is some interesting reading on the subject.
I
BBC
Scientists are uncovering evidence that short periods of fasting, if properly controlled,
could achieve a number of health benefits, as well as potentially helping the overweight,
as Michael Mosley discovered.
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-19112549
Fasting at Least Twice a Week Seen as Alzheimer's Hedge
http://www.bloornberq.com/news/2013-10-29/fastinq-at-least-twice-a-week-seen-as-alzheimer-
s-hedqe.html
The study was led by Mark Mattson, professor of neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University in
Baltimore and senior investigator at the U.S. National Institute of Aging. Mattson is planning a
new project to measure how fasting twice a week for two months affects human brain function
and early signs of Alzheimer's.
http://www.ncbi.nim.nih.govipubmed/17306982
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