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# High-fat diet postpones brain aging
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/high-fat_diet_postpones_brain_aging_1106140209/
- Published: 2014-11-05T13:07:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-15T14:27:58.000Z
- Description: Mice carrying the DNA repair defect behind Cockayne syndrome showed signs of delayed brain aging after being fed medium chain fatty acids from coconut oil. Lead author Vilhelm Bohr says patients with Alzheimer's or Parkinson's may benefit in the long term.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Diet, Nutrition, #vivvo-import

Wednesday Nov 6, 2014 (foodconsumer.org) -- Eating a high fat diet, to be exact, a diet with high coconut oil, can delay premature aging and potentially treat Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, a new study recently published in Cell Metabolism suggests.

The study led by scientists at the Center for Healthy Aging, University of Copenhagen and the National Institute of Health shows that a high fat diet with coconut oil causes signs of delayed brain aging in mice with a defect in their DNA repair system. DNA damage is known to be associated with aging and also Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson disease. Anything that helps repair DNA damage can be an antiaging agent. The study indicates that ketones generated from coconut oil may be protective against DNA damage involved in aging and brain disorders. In the study, mice with a defect that would cause the disorder Cockayne syndrome in humans were treated with medium chain fatty acids from coconut oil and experienced signs of delayed aging. Children with Cockayne syndrome age quickly and likely die at an age of 10 to 12 years and there is no treatment available to effectively treat the disorder. This study suggests that a high fat diet, specifically a diet with high amounts of coconut oil may help postpone aging processes like impaired hearing and weigh loss in children with the disorder."The findings therefore potentially imply that patients with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease in the long term may benefit from the new knowledge," Professor Vilhelm Bohr, lead author of the study was cited in a press release from the University as saying. (David Liu, PHD)[http://healthsciences.ku.dk/news/news2014/high-fat-diet-postponing-brain-aging/](http://healthsciences.ku.dk/news/news2014/high-fat-diet-postponing-brain-aging/?ref=foodconsumer.org)[http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(14)00452-5](http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131%2814%2900452-5?ref=foodconsumer.org)Photo rcredit: [Robert Wetzlmayr](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Robert%5FWetzlmayr?ref=foodconsumer.org) via wikipdia.org