I understand that Parkinson's disease is to do with the Heart & brain problems, my observation on the said is when one aging , one need to cut down the food intake thus the calories. So as to reduce the chance of getting Parkinson's disease..
Reduced diet may protect monkeys from Parkinson's
WASHINGTON (AP) — A long-term low calorie diet, already reported to extend life span, may also offer protection from Parkinson's disease — at least in monkeys.
Rhesus monkeys fed a diet that had 30% fewer calories than normal were less affected by a toxin that produces a Parkinson's-like condition, researchers reported Monday.
Previous studies of similar reductions in food intake have shown that it extends the life span of mice.
The new study, by Mark P. Mattson of the National Institute on Aging, is reported in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.
A team of researchers fed one group of monkeys the low calorie diet for six months, during which they lost about 12% of body weight compared to monkeys fed a normal diet.
Then both groups of primates were given a toxin which causes damage similar to Parkinson's disease, causing the degeneration of dopamine neurons in the brain.
Movement was affected in all monkeys, but the ability to move and speed of movement were greater in the low-calorie monkeys than in those that had been fed normally.
The researchers found that the monkeys on a restricted diet had significantly higher concentrations than normal weight animals of two chemicals that protect nerve cells, BNDF and GNDF. Read More...
USATODAY.com - Reduced diet may protect monkeys from Parkinson's
Reduced diet may protect monkeys from Parkinson's
WASHINGTON (AP) — A long-term low calorie diet, already reported to extend life span, may also offer protection from Parkinson's disease — at least in monkeys.
Rhesus monkeys fed a diet that had 30% fewer calories than normal were less affected by a toxin that produces a Parkinson's-like condition, researchers reported Monday.
Previous studies of similar reductions in food intake have shown that it extends the life span of mice.
The new study, by Mark P. Mattson of the National Institute on Aging, is reported in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.
A team of researchers fed one group of monkeys the low calorie diet for six months, during which they lost about 12% of body weight compared to monkeys fed a normal diet.
Then both groups of primates were given a toxin which causes damage similar to Parkinson's disease, causing the degeneration of dopamine neurons in the brain.
Movement was affected in all monkeys, but the ability to move and speed of movement were greater in the low-calorie monkeys than in those that had been fed normally.
The researchers found that the monkeys on a restricted diet had significantly higher concentrations than normal weight animals of two chemicals that protect nerve cells, BNDF and GNDF. Read More...
USATODAY.com - Reduced diet may protect monkeys from Parkinson's
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