Even a slight increase in blood sugar levels caused by a non-nutritious diet with a high carbohydrate content can be devastating to the brain, according to an Internet publication for girls and women aged 14 to 35. Pannochka. net Current information from the Western medical literature allows to link a high-carbohydrate diet with the risk of cerebral atrophy, dementia, Alzheimer's disease and other diseases.

These alarming data were unveiled by Dr. David Perlmutter (David Perlmutter), author of the American bestseller Grain Brain.

A provocative interview with the researcher is available on the Alternative and Complementary Therapies website from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

Dr. Perlmutter, a certified neurologist, a member of the American College of Nutrition, in an article titled "Rethinking Nutritional Approaches to Brain Health" said: "We live with the realization that calorie is just a calorie, but in terms of health our brain, as well as the rest of our body, there is a big difference between the sources of these calories and their health effects.

Calories from carbohydrates that rapidly increase blood sugar levels are much more destructive to human physiology than calories from healthier sources ".

Dr. Perlmutter during the next presentation is going to explain how the health of the brain and cognitive functions are related to human nutrition.

Announced presentation "Care and Feeding of Your Brain" (The Care and Feeding of Your Brain) will be held this year at the Symposium on Integrative Health in New York.

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