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6B Daily News – Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Vitality health & fitness Food memories may aid weight loss By Mary MacVean Los Angeles Times (MCT) Dieters may want to forget episodes of falling off the wagon, but researchers say an attentive memory for what is eaten could help people eat less at their next meals. So sitting at a movie with a bucket of popcorn holding perhaps a day's worth of calories might be a bad idea for the present and the future, the research in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggests. In an analysis of 24 studies, the researchers found that while distractions can lead to increased eating, that distraction is even more influential on later eating. The key is memory, said the researchers, who are from several British institutions. And the appeal could be that incorporating "attentive-eating principles" into people's habits could help with weight loss and maintenance "without the need for conscious calorie counting." 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Call our Community Relations Department to learn more as the seminar will launch the last week of March. 529-8038 or email ContactSECH@dignityhealth.org www.redbluff.mercy.org Announcing Practice Closure Michele Martin, DPM slowly and mindfulness training by focusing on studies that manipulated attention to food and memory, the researchers noted. While the studies suggest the possibility of one approach to weight control, they mostly looked at adults whose body mass index measured in the healthy range, so additional work would be needed to discover the effect on people who are overweight. Distractions can disrupt a person's ability to notice the pleasure of the food going in, and that can lead to eating more than necessary. But that doesn't explain what happened at subsequent meals — a more pronounced increase in intake, the researchers said. They found that enhancing memory of food consumed reduced later intake. "However, it is not clear what aspects of memory are important," the researchers wrote. "Vividness of memory imagery, memory for food eaten, and memory of calories consumed were all associated with changes to food intake." They also said that if the last meal was remembered as filling and satisfying, it inhibits future intake. As anyone who has tried to lose weight knows, it's a complicated business. And the researchers noted some complicating factors: For example, eating alone may be less distracting than eating with other people. But eating with others has benefits, such as helping a family adopt healthy habits. So the advice might be better to avoid TV or the computer while eating, they said. In experiments, researchers found that cuing or enhancing food memories led to eating less at the meal. They noted, however, that that might not be so easy to do in ordinary life and said strategies need to be developed to use this knowledge. Similarly, keeping food wrappers and other cues of what's consumed also can help with food memories. But it might mean a rather unpleasant dining table. Want a healthy brain? By Diane C. Lade Sun Sentinel (MCT) If you want to increase your chances of avoiding Alzheimer's disease, you might want to drop the cheeseburger. That advice comes from Dr. Neal D. Barnard, a clinical researcher, author and frequent talk-show guest known for his advocacy of meat-free diets. Through the years, Barnard has explored how our lifestyle choices, and what we eat or drink, are tied to medical conditions like diabetes, heart disease and chronic pain. But his latest book, "Power Foods for the Brain" (Grand Central Life & Style, $26.99), marks the first time Barnard has looked at diet, neurological health and memory — a top topic for the aging baby-boom generation. More than 5 million Americans have Alzheimer's or related dementias. "We used to think of diseases like infections that we then could treat or cure. But now we realize it's also what's on your plate or in that pack of cigarettes," said Barnard. The book also explores how metals commonly found in food, containers and cookware — including aluminum, copper, iron and zinc — may harm the brain, and explains how to protect yourself. The adjunct associate professor of medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences said we still have a lot to learn about how diet affects our brains and if shunning animal products can protect us from Alzheimer's. "What we really need is a large study where we put these things together. I would love to take 1,000 people, throw the bad foods out and see what happens," Barnard said. He is also president and founder of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a nonprofit that promotes preventive medicine, higher research standards and alternatives to using animals in experiments. Barnard, who grew up on a North Dakota cattle ranch and gradually turned vegan, spoke with us about what to eat, how to break the high-fat habit, and where he dines. Q: You promote going vegan, which means giving up all meat as well as animal-based products like cheese and eggs. Isn't that too difficult for most people? A: Being a vegan isn't really that hard. If you compare it with quitting smoking, smoking is a 6 or 7. Being vegan is a 2. Start off by trying a three-week experiment. Don't focus on, "I'll never again have a bacon double cheeseburger." Just do it for now. Many people try diet changes short-term and then realize, "Hey, I really like this." Q: Research has shown there is a strong genetic link to some type of dementias. So how would one's diet make a difference? A: Genes are not necessarily destiny. The genes that predispose people to Alzheimer's disease or obesity or diabetes aren't dictators. I think of them as committees. 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