The Surprising Link Between Weight Loss and Brain Performance

When you lose weight you not only feel better physically, your brain will also perform better. Jop de Vrieze in conversation with Professor of Anatomy Amanda Kiliaan, who studied 156 obese people who underwent gastric reduction. They lost an average of 30 kilos in 6 months, and blood pressure, cholesterol and medication use fell. What really stood out: They got a sharper brain.

Also in this episode: the effect of free money on the lives of poor people, NASA takes UFOs seriously and an ancient medicine for osteoarthritis.

Sources:

• Investigate Amanda Kiliaan in JAMA Network Open
  Factors Associated With Cognitive Improvement After Bariatric Surgery Among Patients With Severe Obesity in the Netherlands
  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37252738/
• A diet low in flavanol can cause short-term memory loss
• Why ‘legales’ persists
  http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2302672120
• 15th century text exposes roots of British comedy
• First public NASA committee meeting on UFOs
  NASA’s UFO conference | 7NEWS
• Research into the effect of free money on poor people
• KNAW-symposium Planetary Health
• Baby talk: boys talk more than girls
  10.1016/j.isci.2023.106884

Kennis en Co is produced by NTR Science and NOS
Host: Jop de Vrieze
Editorial: Rob Ramaker, Josta Bosma, Bouwe van Straten and Stijn Goossens
Technology: Jop de Vrieze, Stijn Goossens
Final editing: Gerda Bosman

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