Saw this in Prevention Magazine and thought I would share it with you.
Eating Whole Grains gives your memory a boost.
Drastically cutting carbohydrates to lose weight may diminish your memory. In a study at Tufts University, researchers asked women aged 22-55 to follow either a low-carb Atkins style diet or a low calorie diet rich in fruit, veggies, & whole grains. After 1 week of eating very few carbs, the women on the low carb diet performed, on average 50% worse on memory tasks than those on the low calorie diet. Once the women started eating carbs again, their scores improoved.
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I remember reading this somewhere!! Yep, this explain the lack of my brain cells :o) and it does make sense, thanks for sharing with us and keep up the great work!!
So that explains it! LOL Thanks for clearing that up Lisa!!
Hey, I quoted that on my blog a while back, too! :-D Yep, we need to reinforce this for folks who think low-carb is the way to go!
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But I'm not doing low carb!!! Why is it that I can't ...
uh, what was I saying? :p
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