2024-01-19 04:15:01
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[디지털투데이 AI리포터] Research results have shown that controlling food intake helps prevent brain aging.
On the 18th (local time), Medical News Today (MNT) cited a study by the Burke Aging Research Center published in the journal Nature and reported that restricting dietary intake contributes to preventing brain aging.
Previous research has shown that maintaining a healthy lifestyle, including physical activity, stress management, and promoting social relationships, slows down brain aging. At the same time, controlling the amount of food consumed can also help prevent aging.
Dr. Lisa Ellerbee’s research team at the Buck Institute examined how calorie restriction affects brain aging in fruit fly models and human cells. The research team divided 160 types of fruit fly models with different genetic backgrounds into a group eating a normal diet and a group eating only 10% of normal nutrients.
As a result, five genes with specific mutations that significantly affected lifespan were identified. One of them was related to the human and rodent OXR1 gene.
“It was surprising to learn that a protein called OXR1 is involved in the protein complex retromer, which is essential for cellular protein and lipid recycling,” said Dr. Ellerbee. “A simple change in diet can increase OXR1 levels in the brain, which may make the brain more resilient. “There is,” he explained.
In addition, the research team said, “As we age, our body, including the brain, begins to age naturally. The efficiency of certain tasks performed by the brain, such as memory and learning, also begins to decrease,” adding, “Understanding the factors that protect the brain by restricting diet is important.” “It’s important,” he explained.
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