Scientists at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands found that eating low-fat foods and a small amount of calories prevents the aging of the central nervous system. They also proved that exercise is less effective for losing weight than diet.

The researchers' article is published in the journal Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience.

Experiments with the use of such model organisms as rodents have shown that aging and obesity are accompanied by chronic inflammatory processes in specific areas of the brain, including the hypothalamus, corpus callosum and brain vault consisting of a white matter.

The main role in this is played by microglia? cells of the immune system (macrophages) involved in the destruction and absorption of foreign agents and dead cells.

During the experiment, mice at the age of six months or two years old who were on a diet high in fat or low.

In this case, older rodents were given a low-calorie feed or they were provided with access to a running wheel.

It turned out that the most effective way to reduce the activity of microglia in the brain, associated with aging and obesity, was a diet low in fat and calories.

Scientists have found a way to lose weight by eating fatty foods Previously reported that active physical activity does not contribute to accelerated weight loss.

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