Low-carb diets affect cognition skills

Friday, December 12, 2008 - 23:56 in Psychology & Sociology

A new study shows that when dieters eliminate carbohydrates from their meals, they perform more poorly on memory-based tasks than when they reduce calories, but maintain carbohydrates. When carbohydrates were reintroduced, cognition skills returned to normal. read more

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