Great, great read on how biochemistry effects brain function. Beta-hydroxybutyrate is an alternative fuel source for the brain in times of calorie restriction. This promotes neuroplasticity and neurogenesis without the inflammatory effects of glucose and insulin.
Calorie restriction aids fight against cancer on several fronts. Granted this is a mouse study, but Cancer should be attacked through nutrition just as through surgery and chemo/radiation.
Calorie restriction and protein restriction inhibit IGF-1, insulin, AkT, PI3K, and mTOR. In addition, those with protein intake >20%, compared to 10%, was associated with a 4 fold increase in cancer death risk and a 75% increase in overall mortality. Protein restriction inhibits tumor growth, associated with a 30-70% reduction in IGF-1, reduced the accumulation of oxidized proteins. The restriction of tryptophan alone reduced inflammation.
study finds very low calorie diet reversed diabetes. The greatest weight loss was associated with greatest remission of diabetes at 86% with >15 kg weight loss.
We have known that diet and brain inflammation were linked. This study shows a link between, what they call High energy diet (better known as high calorie, high fat, high carb...), and altered hippocampus brain function.
case study highlights the use of a calorie restricted, ketogenic diet to augment glioblastoma multiforme. In incomplete resection, at 2 months no brain tumor was visualized via PET and MRI.
Ghrelin plays a role in overeating. This is not much of a surprise as Ghrelin has been shown to be a major appetite driver and has been linked to higher calorie intake of foods.
You are what you eat...you are what your gut eats. Confirmation of the influence of the GI microbiota on calorie utilization.
We shouldn't be surprised by this: what do we do to cattle? we give them antibiotics which increases their weight and time to market. What are we doing to ourselves?
Just abstract available, but small study finds men fed high calorie typical in western diets results in GLUT4 inactivation in t think that diet needs a long interval to show effects
akkermansia muciniphila bacteria associated with improved metabolism following calorie restriction in obese adults. Again, gut flora effects metabolism
exercise and muscle very important to maintaining weight loss long-term. Calorie restriction results in muscle mass loss and this will impair the ability to maintain weight loss long term
Exercise is not just for calories out. Exercise increases growth hormone, IGF-1, glucagon-like peptide 1, IL-6, and IL-1ra. The effect is to GH increases beta islet cell mass and protects beta cell lines against IL-1beta, Interferon-gamma and TNF-alhpa induced apoptosis. IL-6 increased production increases GLP-1 and IL-1ra which counters IL-1beta. Interleukin-1beta induces islet cell apoptosis and thus IL-1ra counters this pro-inflammatory signal.