Chronic intermittent fasting improves cognitive functions and brain structures in mice

L Li, Z Wang, Z Zuo - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Obesity is a major health issue. Obesity started from teenagers has become a major health
concern in recent years. Intermittent fasting increases the life span. However, it is not known …

Long-term diet-induced obesity does not lead to learning and memory impairment in adult mice

J Leyh, K Winter, M Reinicke, U Ceglarek… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Obesity arising from excessive dietary fat intake is a risk factor for cognitive decline,
dementia and neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease. Here, we studied …

Restricting feeding to the active phase in middle-aged mice attenuates adverse metabolic effects of a high-fat diet

MJ Duncan, JT Smith, J Narbaiza, F Mueez… - Physiology & …, 2016 - Elsevier
Time-restricted feeding ameliorates the deleterious effects of a high-fat diet on body weight
and metabolism in young adult mice. Because obesity is highly prevalent in the middle-aged …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of intermittent fasting on brain and cognitive function

J Gudden, A Arias Vasquez, M Bloemendaal - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
The importance of diet and the gut-brain axis for brain health and cognitive function is
increasingly acknowledged. Dietary interventions are tested for their potential to prevent …

Energy intake, meal frequency, and health: a neurobiological perspective

MP Mattson - Annu. Rev. Nutr., 2005 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract The size and frequency of meals are fundamental aspects of nutrition that can
have profound effects on the health and longevity of laboratory animals. In humans …

Butyrate restores HFD-induced adaptations in brain function and metabolism in mid-adult obese mice

IAC Arnoldussen, M Wiesmann, CE Pelgrim… - International journal of …, 2017 - nature.com
Objective: Midlife obesity affects cognition and increases risk of developing dementia.
Recent data suggest that intake of the short chain fatty acid butyrate could improve memory …

Intermittent fasting dissociates beneficial effects of dietary restriction on glucose metabolism and neuronal resistance to injury from calorie intake

RM Anson, Z Guo, R de Cabo, T Iyun… - Proceedings of the …, 2003 - National Acad Sciences
Dietary restriction has been shown to have several health benefits including increased
insulin sensitivity, stress resistance, reduced morbidity, and increased life span. The …

Physiological and behavioral responses to intermittent starvation in C57BL/6J mice

LN Zhang, SE Mitchell, C Hambly, DG Morgan… - Physiology & …, 2012 - Elsevier
The dual intervention point model states that body mass is controlled by upper and lower
intervention points, above and below which animals (and humans) intervene physiologically …

Time-restricted feeding rescues high-fat-diet-induced hippocampal impairment

JA Davis, JR Paul, SD Yates, EJ Cutts, LL McMahon… - Iscience, 2021 - cell.com
Feeding rodents a high-fat diet (HFD) disrupts normal behavioral rhythms, particularly meal
timing. Within the brain, mistimed feeding shifts molecular rhythms in the hippocampus and …

High-fat diets, insulin resistance and declining cognitive function

CE Greenwood, G Winocur - Neurobiology of aging, 2005 - Elsevier
Results from our work in rats and others findings from human epidemiologic studies
demonstrate deficits in cognitive performance following chronic ingestion of high fat, high …