Sunday, January 1, 2012

Fast Food to Reduce Intelligence

Eating too much fast food (fast food) not only causes obesity but also erodes the ability of the brain. It is produced on a study done by researchers at Oxford University. They found, in addition to expanding waistline, a diet rich in fat such as curries, kebabs, burgers and chips can reduce intelligence.
The experiment they did on mice showed that consumption of high-fat diet for less than ten days, proved damaging short-term memory and make them less mentally alert. In addition, these mice also had decreased ability to move.


According to study co-author Andrew Murray, there is a very close relationship between food and way of thinking of how our bodies work. Diets rich in fat, for example, he explained, related to long-term complications such as obesity, diabetes, and heart failure.Moderate short-term impact of even relatively simply ignored.
"We hope this discovery could help people that are serious in reducing intake of foods high in fat. This will be directly beneficial to general health and increased vigilance," said Murray, as quoted dailymail site.
In his study, the researchers compared the effects of diet on two groups of mice. The first group was given food rendak fat (only 7.5% of the calories come from fat). The second group is being given a diet of junk food rich in fat (55% of calories derived from fat).
After 4 days they found, the muscles of mice with fat-rich diet decreased the ability to use oxygen to make energy required to move. This makes their heart must work harder and have an enlarged. After 9 days, these mice require a longer time for a ring road around and make more mistakes in doing so compared with their peers from low-fat diet group.
Decreased ability
In a study published by the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, researchers describe if the decline is caused by problems with the ability of cells, particularly muscle cells. The researchers found an increase in the amount of uncoupling protein 3 protein in the cells. "This protein makes the cells less efficient at using oxygen to make energy required to move."
The results of this study, continued Murray, diharpkan can be a guide, especially for athletes and those with metabolic disorders, in choosing the right diet.

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