The Effect of Diet on Cognitive Function
School Name
Governor's School for Science and Mathematics
Grade Level
12th Grade
Presentation Topic
Physiology and Health
Presentation Type
Mentored
Abstract
Obesity rates have skyrocketed in recent years in America due to diet and increased portion sizes. A diet of saturated fats, trans fats (now made illegal by the FDA), and high levels of sugar result in increased insulin levels and can lead to type II diabetes or obesity. High fat diets can lead to lower levels of insulin in the brain resulting in memory functions to be disabled. In rodents, the hippocampus of six high fat diet mothers and six control chow diet (AIN-93 diet) mothers were studied with different antibodies to measure the difference in protein expression between the different diets. Ultimately, this allowed us to see that the insulin receptors are turned off in the HFD rodents, and they were turned on in the control diet rodents.
Recommended Citation
Palmer, Michaela, "The Effect of Diet on Cognitive Function" (2018). South Carolina Junior Academy of Science. 84.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/scjas/2018/all/84
Location
Neville 322
Start Date
4-14-2018 11:45 AM
Presentation Format
Oral and Written
The Effect of Diet on Cognitive Function
Neville 322
Obesity rates have skyrocketed in recent years in America due to diet and increased portion sizes. A diet of saturated fats, trans fats (now made illegal by the FDA), and high levels of sugar result in increased insulin levels and can lead to type II diabetes or obesity. High fat diets can lead to lower levels of insulin in the brain resulting in memory functions to be disabled. In rodents, the hippocampus of six high fat diet mothers and six control chow diet (AIN-93 diet) mothers were studied with different antibodies to measure the difference in protein expression between the different diets. Ultimately, this allowed us to see that the insulin receptors are turned off in the HFD rodents, and they were turned on in the control diet rodents.
