High Carb, Low-Protein Diet May Lead To Better Mental Health

In the recent years, low-carb and high-protein diets are ruling the roost, as they are considered healthy and perfect for weight loss. However, this study is stating something different. The team of researchers for this study reported that there are substantial improvements to overall health and brain health in mice that were fed low-protein and high-carbohydrate diets. The findings contributed to a growing debate as to role food plays in brain health; particularly neurological diseases like dementia and Parkinson's. The study also reported the benefits of eating a high-carbohydrate diet and how it impacts your overall health, especially brain health. Let's look at what the study has to say.

The research showed for the first time how unrestricted low-protein, high-carb diet have protective benefits to the brain. The researchers claimed that they have close to 100 years of quality research highlighting the benefits of calorie restriction as the most powerful diet to improve brain health and delay the onset of neurodegenerative disease in rodents. However, the majority of people have a hard time restricting calories, especially in Western societies where food is so freely available.

The researchers say that low-protein and high-carbohydrate diets are not a new fad. Numerous cultures including people in Japan and many parts of the Mediterranean have long observed this mix. The traditional diet in Okinawa in Japan is around nine percent protein, with sources including lean fish, soy and plants. In fact, one of their main sources is of carbohydrate is sweet potato.

For the current study, the team of researchers fed the mice complex carbohydrates derived from starch, and casein protein that is found in cheese and milk. To assess the brain benefits of the diet, the researchers focused on the hippocampus, the part of the brain responsible for learning and memory. It is said that hippocampus is generally the first part of the brain to deteriorate with neurodegenerative diseases. However, the low-protein and high-carbohydrate diet appeared to promote hippocampus health in the mice, as compared to those who were on a low-calorie diet.

While the study shows that low-protein and high-carbohydrate diet may be good for overall health and brain health, the study was conducted on mice and still needs to be conducted on humans. If you wish to follow this diet, make sure you have consulted your doctor, dietitian or a nutritionist, who will guide you better.

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To Be Mentally Healthy Eat a Low-Protein, High-Carb Diet

The key to a long life and a healthy brain, according to a study, is a low-protein, high-carbohydrate diet. This study, shows improvements in overall health and brain health, as well as learning and memory, among mice fed an unrestricted low protein, high carbohydrate diet. 

 

Lead author says, "There are currently no effective pharmaceutical treatments for dementia – we can slow these diseases, but we can't stop them – so it's exciting that we are starting to identify diets that are impacting how the brain ages."

For the first time, research shows that unrestricted low-protein, high carbohydrate diets have similar protective benefits for the brain as calorie restriction, which is known for its longevity benefits, but it is not sustainable in humans. "We have close to 100 years of quality research extolling the benefits of calorie restriction as the most powerful diet to improve brain health and delay the onset of neurodegenerative disease in rodents," says the author.

"However, the majority of people have a hard time restricting calories, especially in Western societies where food is so freely available. It shows a lot of promise that we have been able to replicate the same kind of gene changes in the part of the brain responsible for memory that we also see when we severely restrict calories."

According to Senior author, numerous cultures including those who live long lives in Okinawa in Japan, and many parts of the Mediterranean have long observed this mix. In Okinawa, around 9% of protein comes from lean fish, soy and plants, with very little beef. One of their main sources of carbohydrates is sweet potato.

In the current study, researchers fed the mice complex carbohydrates derived from starch and casein protein, which is found in cheese and milk. This assessed the brain benefits of the diet. The researchers focused on the hippocampus - this region of the brain is responsible for learning and memory. The Prof. says "The hippocampus is usually the first part of the brain to deteriorate with neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's. However, the low-protein high-carbohydrate diet appeared to promote hippocampus health and biology in the mice, on some measures to an even greater degree than those on the low-calorie diet." 

This latest research follows a 2015 study  showed that a low protein, high carbohydrate diet could be just as effective as a low-calorie diet in promoting a long life in mice through good heart and digestive health.

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Do you have skin marks and dark patches?

Pigmentation, which means hypercolour or excessive pigment deposit on the skin that can either cause an even tan or darker looking skin, patchy or blotchy skin, or distinct dark patches that disrupt the even look of the skin, is a huge cause for worry. 

Cases of those suffering from it are on the rise today, reveals skin expert Dr Jamuna Pai. "Pigmentation in younger women is usually associated with various hormonal changes that they go through," she says.

Right diet matters
There is a link between what we eat and skin pigmention, says fitness consultant and nutritionist Suman Agarwal. According to Suman, "Pigmentation is caused primarily due to obesity, insulin resistance, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and metabolic syndrome. All these health issues exist because of only one reason - high carb, high fat, and very low protein diet. To cure or reduce this problem, one must keep in mind that losing weight is important if one is overweight. The diet should be balanced with protein and carbs for all three major meals that is breakfast, lunch and dinner. I also recommend that one should visit an endocrinologist as well as a nutritionist."

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