A low carbohydrate diet may prevent and even reverse age-related damage to the brain, research has found.
By examining brain scans, researchers found that brain pathways begin to deteriorate in our late 40s – earlier than was believed.
“Neurobiological changes associated with ageing can be seen at a much younger age than would be expected, in the late 40s,” said Lilianne R Mujica-Parodi, a professor in the department of biomedical engineering at Stony Brook University in New York.
“However, the study also suggests that this process may be prevented or reversed based on dietary changes that involve minimising the consumption of simple carbohydrates,” added Mujica-Parodi.
