Eating veggies shrinks the brain

[jumar]

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/H...ow/3480629.cms

MELBOURNE: Scientists have discovered that going veggie could be bad for your brain-with those on a meat-free diet six times more likely to suffer brain shrinkage.

Vegans and vegetarians are the most likely to be deficient because the best sources of the vitamin are meat, particularly liver, milk and fish. Vitamin B12 deficiency can also cause anaemia and inflammation of the nervous system. Yeast extracts are one of the few vegetarian foods which provide good levels of the vitamin.

The link was discovered by Oxford University scientists who used memory tests, physical checks and brain scans to examine 107 people between the ages of 61 and 87.

When the volunteers were retested five years later the medics found those with the lowest levels of vitamin B12 were also the most likely to have brain shrinkage. It confirms earlier research showing a link between brain atrophy and low levels of B12.

Brain scans of more than 1,800 people found that people who downed 14 drinks or more a week had 1.6% more brain shrinkage than teetotallers. Women in their seventies were the most at risk.

Beer does less damage than wine according to a study in Alcohol and Alcoholism.

Researchers found that the hippocampus-the part of the brain that stores memories - was 10% smaller in beer drinkers than those who stuck to wine.

And being overweight or obese is linked to brain loss, Swedish researchers discovered. Scans of around 300 women found that those with brain shrink had an average body mass index of 27 And for every one point increase in their BMI the loss rose by 13 to 16%.

[Deathcricket]

Could this explain why some vegetarians are also liberals? Hmmm..





JK!!! JK!!...

[stefan]

um ... faulty reporting. it's not typical for vegetarians to be deficient in B-12. B-12 is reliably obtained in milk and eggs and is even fortified in many vegetarian/vegan products.

article should read ... deficiency in b-12 is a problem.


and what do you think about this comment ... hmmm?

Beer does less damage than wine according to a study in Alcohol
and Alcoholism.

Researchers found that the hippocampus-the part of the brain
that stores memories - was 10% smaller in beer drinkers than
those who stuck to wine.

[KapitanSparrow]

Beer does less damage than wine according to a study in Alcohol
and Alcoholism.

Researchers found that the hippocampus-the part of the brain
that stores memories - was 10% smaller in beer drinkers than
those who stuck to wine.

I try to stay away from beer and wine and stick with hard liquor so I think I'm... Wait... What was the question? What about the hippopotamus?

[Deathcricket]

and what do you think about this comment ... hmmm?

Beer does less damage than wine according to a study in Alcohol
and Alcoholism.

Researchers found that the hippocampus-the part of the brain
that stores memories - was 10% smaller in beer drinkers than
those who stuck to wine.

That's faulty reporting also. Anyone who chooses beer over wine had a smaller brain to begin with, so the effect is not as noticable.

2 zings in one thread! Woot!

[JP]

Reminds me of this

BUFFALO THEORY

A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo and when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole herd keeps improving by the regular killing of its weakest members.

In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Now, as we know, excessive drinking of alcohol kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine.

And that is why you always feel smarter after a few beers.

[KapitanSparrow]

Reminds me of this

BUFFALO THEORY

A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo and when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole herd keeps improving by the regular killing of its weakest members.

In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Now, as we know, excessive drinking of alcohol kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine.

And that is why you always feel smarter after a few beers.

[sparker1]

Reminds me of this

BUFFALO THEORY

A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo and when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole herd keeps improving by the regular killing of its weakest members.

In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Now, as we know, excessive drinking of alcohol kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine.

And that is why you always feel smarter after a few beers.

A conclusion reached over the course of many beers, I'm sure.