Alzheimer's Researchers Find High Protein Diet Shrinks Brain

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Wed, 10/21/2009 - 10:45

One of the many reasons to pick a low-calorie and low-fat diet is that host of epidemiological studies have suggested that such a diet may delay the onset or slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease.

Now a study tests the effects of several diets for their effects on Alzheimer's disease pathology. Unexpectedly, the researchers found that a high protein diet apparently led to a smaller brain.

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