From: Greg Jordan (jordan@chuma.cas.usf.edu)
Date: Fri May 02 2003 - 13:26:41 MDT
Oh. I was thinking of a study with mice and blueberries - the mice
retained better memories longer, and better physical skills, etc. if I
remember right. The study pointed to the antioxidant properties of the
blueberries as the causative factor.
gej
resourcesoftheworld.org
jordan@chuma.cas.usf.edu
On Fri, 2 May 2003, Ramez Naam wrote:
> Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 08:44:30 -0700
> From: Ramez Naam <mez@apexnano.com>
> Reply-To: extropians@extropy.org
> To: extropians@extropy.org
> Subject: RE: Consensus diet? RE: Experiences with Atkins diet
>
> From: Greg Jordan [mailto:jordan@chuma.cas.usf.edu]
> > There were studies a while back that showed antioxidants in
> > the diet could prevent some of the problems of senescence,
> > aging. This is different than the lengthening-lifespan issue.
> > (I agree with others that changing the diet alone is unlikely
> > to add significantly much to lifespan, but if diet can
> > improve the quality of aging, that is something.)
>
> There have been many studies showing that a diet high in fruits and
> vegetables (which contain many antioxidants) has substantial health
> benefits, including increased life expectancy.
>
> However, I'm not aware of any studies showing this for antioxidant
> /supplements/. The studies of vitamin supplements I'm aware of have
> failed to show any positive effect.
>
> cheers,
> mez
>
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