{"id":335,"date":"2023-01-16T16:50:17","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T16:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/?p=335"},"modified":"2023-01-16T16:50:17","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T16:50:17","slug":"study-finds-intermittent-fasting-may-help-prevent-alzheimers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/?p=335","title":{"rendered":"Study Finds Intermittent Fasting May Help Prevent Alzheimer\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In recent years there have been several studies that have indicated the benefits of intermittent fasting, or \u201cIF,\u201d for improving health and possibly extending longevity. Now, a new study seems to suggest that IF can help to stave off or delay the onset of Alzheimer\u2019s dementia.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the study, \u201cShort cycles of a low-calorie diet that replicates fasting appeared to reduce inflammation and delay cognitive decline in mouse models of Alzheimer\u2019s disease\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The study appeared in&nbsp;<em>Cell Reports<\/em>&nbsp;on Sept. 27. 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key Takeaways From This Study:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Intermittent fasting appears to reduce signs of Alzheimer\u2019s in mice genetically engineered to develop the illness.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brain inflammation was reduced, and better performance on cognitive tests was seen in the fasting mice when compared to the mice that were fed a standard diet.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Initial data indicates that the IF is safe and feasible for patients with mild impairment or early Alzheimer\u2019s disease. Further tests in the ongoing clinical trial will measure cognitive performance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Earlier research by this same team and others has indicated that intermittent fasting has been associated with a range of beneficial effects, including the promotion of stem cell regeneration, lessening of chemotherapy side effects, and lowering risk factors for cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and other age-related diseases in mice and humans.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can read the complete study\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.celrep.2022.111417\">by clicking on this link<\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In recent years there have been several studies that have indicated the benefits of intermittent fasting, or \u201cIF,\u201d for improving health and possibly extending longevity. Now, a new study seems to suggest that IF can help to stave off or delay the onset of Alzheimer\u2019s dementia.&nbsp; According to the study, \u201cShort cycles of a low-calorie diet that replicates fasting appeared to reduce inflammation and delay cognitive decline in mouse models of Alzheimer\u2019s disease\u2026.\u201d The study appeared in&nbsp;Cell Reports&nbsp;on Sept. 27. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-conditions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=335"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":336,"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335\/revisions\/336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}