Caloric restriction can be beneficial to the brain, study shows

(Fundação de Amparo Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) A 40 percent reduction in dietary caloric intake increases mitochondrial calcium retention in situations where intracellular calcium levels are pathologically high. In the brain, this can help avoid the death of neurons that is associated with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy and stroke, among other neurodegenerative conditions.