Low-carb diets can affect dieters' cognition skills
Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 12:05
in Psychology & Sociology
A new study from the psychology department at Tufts University shows that when dieters eliminate carbohydrates from their meals, they performed more poorly on memory-based tasks than when they reduce calories, but maintain carbohydrates. When carbohydrates were reintroduced, cognition skills returned to normal.