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Scientists Witness Patients' Brains 'De-Aging' After Changing Their Diet (www.sciencealert.com)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

For every 1 percent of body weight lost after following a set diet or health guidelines, the participants' brains appeared almost nine months younger than their chronological age, the researchers found.

So is it the diet or is it the weight loss?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Appears to be weight loss, with diet and gym membership. Full study published at https://elifesciences.org/articles/83604.