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Intermittent Fasting, BDNF, Depression, More

Mar 22, 2016

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by

chad reilly

in Diet/Nutrition, Intermittent Fasting (IF), Neurological Conditions, Psychology

Dietary restriction stimulates BDNF production in the brain and thereby protects neurons against excitotoxic injury. Duan W, Lee J, Guo Z, Mattson MP. J Mol Neurosci. 2001 Feb;16(1):1-12. [FREE FULL TEXT] AbstractDietary restriction (DR) increases the lifespan of rodents and increases their resistance to several different age-related diseases including cancer and diabetes. Beneficial effects of…