Cutting Calories Boosts Memory

Thanks to the miracles of modern science we are all now, on average, living longer than ever before.Through their various discoveries scientists can keep our bodies going much longer and in the years ahead no doubt that time will be extended even more. However, as yet they have not discovered how to extend the life of the mind. As you become more elderly one of the first things you notice is that your memory is no longer able to recall things as quickly as it did when you were younger. You can walk from one room to another and have to stop and ask yourself what you came in for. What worries older people most of all is the prospect that they may contract Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Diabetes, Strokes or at least general dementia.
Now a team of German researchers are suggesting that cutting down the number of calories you eat by nearly a third can improve your memory. A test was carried out on 50 elderly volunteers and the study found there had been significant improvements in their memory, once their calorie intake had been reduced to this level. Similar tests carried out on animals in the past have also proved positive, but it is still not certain whether this would be the case in humans. However, a dietitian has warned that a reduction this severe could harm health unless care was taken. The precise mechanism which may deliver these benefits is still being investigated. Any breakthrough brought about by this, or any other research, that improves mind function, would be hugely reassuring to todays elderly population and even more reassuring for elderly populations of the future, who are likely to live much longer than us.