Posted by linkadge on September 2, 2006, at 15:24:31
In reply to high fat diet hurts your memory, posted by Wolf Dreamer on September 1, 2006, at 20:58:08
I think that saturated fats harm memory by lowering BDNF. I read that saturated fats and omega-3 compete for the same binding sites in the brain, but that the omega-3's improve cogntition by increasing BDNF, while saturated fats decrease it by lowering BDNF.
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