Macro partitioning
Dietary manipulations, specifically low-fat diets and dietary restriction, enhance neuronal plasticity and support cognitive integrity.
Consider adopting a low-fat diet and practicing dietary restriction (caloric restriction) as part of a strategy to support brain health. The paper suggests these dietary patterns enhance the neuronal plasticity stimulated by exercise and cognitive training.
We examine support for this hypothesis by considering evidence that neural plasticity is stimulated by learning and novelty and enhanced by both dietary manipulations (low-fat, dietary restriction) and aerobic exercise.
Why this rating
The paper mentions these factors as part of the hypothesis support but does not detail specific human RCT protocols for diet in this text.
Source
Neuronal and Cognitive Plasticity: A Neurocognitive Framework for Ameliorating Cognitive Aging
Pamela M. Greenwood et al. · Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience · 2010
DOI 10.3389/fnagi.2010.00150
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