Muscle & Fitness Australia - Issue 352 - June 2017

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NEWS EAT

EAT

LESS

TO LIVE

LONGER

■ A new study

out of Brigham

Young University,

US, found that

rodents that

didn’t eat as much

showed slowed-

down ribosome

activity — the

molecular function

that manufactures

protein in cells.

And because the

ribosomes aren’t

spending as much

time cranking out

proteins, they’re

self-repairing

instead, thus

helping to slow

down the ageing

process.

NUTRITION PARENTING

MENTALI

BRAI

BOOS

■ New rese

from the

University

of Otago in

New Zeala

discovere

eating lot

produce

only help

lose we

strength

heart an

you all-around

healthier but may

also help improve

your personality

and outlook on

life. Participants

reported increased

motivation and

vitality.

SKIP FAST FOOD,

EAT AT HOME

■ A recent study from the University of

Washington School of Public Health, US,

confirms that the more you prepare food

at home, the healthier you’ll eat. The results

showed that those who ate at home three

times a week scored an average of 67 out of

100 on the Healthy Eating Index scale, while

those who cooked at home six times a week

scored an average of 74 on the scale. Moral

of the story: skip the drive-thru.

DAD’S

THE WORD

■ Want smart sprogs? Lay off the

energy drinks. A new study from the

German Centre for Neurodegenerative

Diseases has found that the father’s

diet influences a child’s mental fitness,

or cognitive skills. Scientists found that

if male rodents are fed a diet rich in folic

acid, methionine and vitamin B12 –

“methyl donors” which are found

in high concentrations

in things like energy

drinks and

supplements –

their offspring

don’t perform

so well in

memory tests.

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Portions

matter

Half your plate

should be made

up of fruits and

vegies.

GUT CHECK

WHOLE

GRAINS

BOOST

IMMUNITY

■ Those who ate a

whole grain-heavy diet

had more of the acids

produced by beneficial

bugs and less of a type

of bacteria known to

cause inflammation,

according to a trial of

81 people published in

the American Journal

of Clinical Nutrition.

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