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Med-diet linked to less brain shrinkage + Wearable 4 testing blood sugar & lactic... - C C - Jan 5, 2017
Eating a Mediterranean diet has been linked to less brain shrinkage in older adults
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2116971-brain-shrinks-less-in-older-people-who-eat-mediterranean-diet/
EXCERPT: Human brains naturally shrink with age. But a study that followed 401 people in their 70s found that the brains of those who adhered more closely to a Mediterranean-style diet shrank significantly less over a period of three years. A typical Mediterranean diet contains a high amount of vegetables, fruits, olive oil, beans and cereal grains, moderate amounts of fish, dairy products, and wine, and only a small amount of red meat and poultry....
Wearable That 'Tastes' Skin Could Help Diabetics and Athletes
http://www.livescience.com/57380-ktrack-pkvitality-skin-tasting-wearable.html
EXCERPT: Diabetics and athletes alike could soon be able to test their blood sugar and lactic acid levels to measure those health stats with a wrist-worn device that can virtually "taste" through the skin, according to device maker PKvitality....