Are Carbs Bad and Fats Good for Brain?

bcattoes

Interesting study. I'm not in this age group quite yet, but I suppose I will stop worrying about my high fat intake quite so much

Eating Lots of Carbs, Sugar May Raise Risk of Cognitive Impairment, Mayo Clinic Study Finds

Those 70-plus who ate food high in fat and protein fared better cognitively, research showed

People 70 and older who eat food high in carbohydrates have nearly four times the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment, and the danger also rises with a diet heavy in sugar, Mayo Clinic researchers have found. Those who consume a lot of protein and fat relative to carbohydrates are less likely to become cognitively impaired, the study found. The findings are published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.

http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2012-rst/7128.html

neanderthin

Interesting study. I'm not in this age group quite yet, but I suppose I will stop worrying about my high fat intake quite so much

Eating Lots of Carbs, Sugar May Raise Risk of Cognitive Impairment, Mayo Clinic Study Finds

Those 70-plus who ate food high in fat and protein fared better cognitively, research showed

People 70 and older who eat food high in carbohydrates have nearly four times the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment, and the danger also rises with a diet heavy in sugar, Mayo Clinic researchers have found. Those who consume a lot of protein and fat relative to carbohydrates are less likely to become cognitively impaired, the study found. The findings are published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.

http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2012-rst/7128.html

This type of research has been around for a while, and I think you'll also find higher cholesterol levels in the elderly protective as well. Low fat diets have also been linked to schizophrenia and suicide, weird but true.

SideSteel

Cracks me up when they use self reported intakes to assess cognitive issues.

"Esther, what did you have for dinner last night?"

Esther: "toast and lawnmower and jumping jacks are good. The mailman likes my teeth. You smell nice"

Madholm

Cracks me up when they use self reported intakes to assess cognitive issues.

"Esther, what did you have for dinner last night?"

Esther: "toast and lawnmower and jumping jacks are good. The mailman likes my teeth. You smell nice"

LOL

bcattoes

Interesting study. I'm not in this age group quite yet, but I suppose I will stop worrying about my high fat intake quite so much

Eating Lots of Carbs, Sugar May Raise Risk of Cognitive Impairment, Mayo Clinic Study Finds

Those 70-plus who ate food high in fat and protein fared better cognitively, research showed

People 70 and older who eat food high in carbohydrates have nearly four times the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment, and the danger also rises with a diet heavy in sugar, Mayo Clinic researchers have found. Those who consume a lot of protein and fat relative to carbohydrates are less likely to become cognitively impaired, the study found. The findings are published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.

http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2012-rst/7128.html

This type of research has been around for a while, and I think you'll also find higher cholesterol levels in the elderly protective as well. Low fat diets have also been linked to schizophrenia and suicide, weird but true.

I haven't read the actual study only a Mayo Clinic article about it. Were the high carb participants eating low fat? The article didn't mention that and it's certainly possible to eat high sugar and high/moderate fat.

Chief_Rocka

Cracks me up when they use self reported intakes to assess cognitive issues.

"Esther, what did you have for dinner last night?"

Esther: "toast and lawnmower and jumping jacks are good. The mailman likes my teeth. You smell nice"

This isn't going to be beat for the response of the day. I can log off now.

n0ob

Cracks me up when they use self reported intakes to assess cognitive issues.

"Esther, what did you have for dinner last night?"

Esther: "toast and lawnmower and jumping jacks are good. The mailman likes my teeth. You smell nice"

:laugh:

bcattoes

Cracks me up when they use self reported intakes to assess cognitive issues.

"Esther, what did you have for dinner last night?"

Esther: "toast and lawnmower and jumping jacks are good. The mailman likes my teeth. You smell nice"

:laugh: Well, since the participants were all cognitively normal at the beginning of the study, I would hope they'd take that answer as a sign of cognitive decline.

elainecroft

It makes me wonder whether the carb diet = processed, low nutrition foods, whereas the high fat diet = a more balanced diet with meat, dairy, etc. In which case there is a lot of nutrient differences, not just carbs vs fats

XXXMinnieXXX

Cracks me up when they use self reported intakes to assess cognitive issues.

"Esther, what did you have for dinner last night?"

Esther: "toast and lawnmower and jumping jacks are good. The mailman likes my teeth. You smell nice"

:laugh:

ChitownFoodie

Cracks me up when they use self reported intakes to assess cognitive issues.

"Esther, what did you have for dinner last night?"

Esther: "toast and lawnmower and jumping jacks are good. The mailman likes my teeth. You smell nice"

:laugh: :drinker: You just made my Friday!!

amykluver

I am an addictions/behavior health counselor, and I went to see a speaker about 2-3 years ago who was a nutritionist from DUKE speaking about feeding a recovering body. He said that carbs and moderate fats are needed to help fuel the amino acids and proteins in the brain to help them repair and regenerate. I found this facinating as the residential facility I work at feeds a high carb menu with moderate fat - but I really don't think it's because of this info/research. Their perspective is that so many addicts come in malnurished due to using instead of eating.

bcattoes

It makes me wonder whether the carb diet = processed, low nutrition foods, whereas the high fat diet = a more balanced diet with meat, dairy, etc. In which case there is a lot of nutrient differences, not just carbs vs fats

If you read the article, they don't mention 'processed' foods, but they do say the incidence went up with the use of sugar and that the suspected relationship is the fast glucose/insulin response to carbs eaten without protein or fat.

But I think older people are more likely to eat a lot of prepackaged meals/food, since they are often alone and don't want to cook for one. At least those I know do.

WendyTerry420

Well I'm self-reporting that my brain doesn't function at all until I've had some carbs and fat!

chocl8girl

Cracks me up when they use self reported intakes to assess cognitive issues.

"Esther, what did you have for dinner last night?"

Esther: "toast and lawnmower and jumping jacks are good. The mailman likes my teeth. You smell nice"

neanderthin

Interesting study. I'm not in this age group quite yet, but I suppose I will stop worrying about my high fat intake quite so much

Eating Lots of Carbs, Sugar May Raise Risk of Cognitive Impairment, Mayo Clinic Study Finds

Those 70-plus who ate food high in fat and protein fared better cognitively, research showed

People 70 and older who eat food high in carbohydrates have nearly four times the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment, and the danger also rises with a diet heavy in sugar, Mayo Clinic researchers have found. Those who consume a lot of protein and fat relative to carbohydrates are less likely to become cognitively impaired, the study found. The findings are published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.

http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2012-rst/7128.html

This type of research has been around for a while, and I think you'll also find higher cholesterol levels in the elderly protective as well. Low fat diets have also been linked to schizophrenia and suicide, weird but true.

I haven't read the actual study only a Mayo Clinic article about it. Were the high carb participants eating low fat? The article didn't mention that and it's certainly possible to eat high sugar and high/moderate fat.

Clinically when comparing, low fat translated to high carb, otherwise the people eating high carbs and high fat would not qualify for the comparison......but then again after reading this particular study, who knows what they actually ate.

Bakkasan

There is no such thing as an essential carbohydrate.

bcattoes

There is no such thing as an essential carbohydrate.

Um, okay. A little off topic, but thanks for sharing.

Bakkasan

Sorry wrong thread!