Brain game: how fasting can make us brighter | Daniel Glaser

Eating less triggers a chemical in the brain that forms new brain cellsMany Jewish readers will be looking forward to a healthy breakfast this morning after the 25-hour fast of Yom Kippur which ended just after sunset yesterday. Although fasting is a part of many religious traditions, the evidence for its effect on the brain is mixed.What does seem clear is that calorific restriction (through fasting, the 5:2 diet or just eating less) is one of a familiar set of interventions that can help to ke